Question: Should I let a cup with distilled water for about 1 week inside the Humidor? Or should I just steep some towel with the distilled water, pass it through the wood, and wait for a couple of days?
Answer: Both ways will lead to the same end. The booklet is formulated in a way that should prevent mistreatment.
If you wipe the humidor out with a wet towel and let it absorb the humidity for a couple of days, that's OK. (The water could leave stains, however. And some people tried to fill the whole humidor up with water. "The more the better" they thought. That's what I wanted to prevent from happening again.
Placing a cup inside is safe and easy, but take more time.

Question: My humidity level dropped from inital 70% after seasoning the humidor to a lower level? (65, 60, 55 percent)
Answer: The humidor itself cannot be broken. We sold over 50.000 units o f these over the past 12 years. It's maybe the most popular model all over Europe. As long as the glass isn't broken, it's OK. The construction of the humidor is very good.

A dropping humidity level after storing the cigars inside is totally OK: The cigars absorb moisture and the humidity level therefore drops in the first time. The exact reaction depends on the condition of your cigars and the saturation of the humidor.
If correctly calibrated the mentioned drop in humidity sounds totally OK and explainable.

1.) Have you adjusted the hygrometer? www.german.us/dial If there's a need to adjust the hygrometer, depends on the actual purchased model.
Please also see our article on hygrometers: https://www.german.us/en/content/27-humidor_hygrometer_accuracy Please see the displayed value as a guidance value.
2.) To make sure: Please setup the humidor according to www.german.us/humidorsetup
3.) The humidor needs a certain minimum quantity of cigars to provide stable values. How many cigars have you stored inside?
4.) Have you filled the humidifier? If the humidifier(s) aren’t enough in the first time, you can simply add a little cup of water, which you place inside the humidor.