Hey gang....

I milled about 2000 BF of lumber over the weekend.

Ash, elm, cherry, birch, beech, and maple. Heavy on the maple.
It's all on stickers now.
I've got 2 kilns available to me, locally....and only these 2.

Kiln #1 wants me to air dry it for 2 or 3 months, then he'll take it. He charges 30 cents/BF. He has a DH kiln.

Kiln #2 wants it to air dry for 5 months, then he'll take it. He charges 16 cents/BF. He's Amish, and heats the kiln with wood.

Both take it to 6%

I want to go with kiln #2, but I'm being given some advice elsewhere that leaving maple on sticks that long will degrade it. I'm being told to find some other kiln operator that will dry my wood from green, or from a high moisture content, since these woods dry easily from green.

Thoughts?