I've been told I smoke painfully slow, though I don't think it is 1 puff a minute slow, and I am sure the winter has speeded me up. I do tend to cut too little of the cap and find myself needing to open up the draw with a new cut on occasion so I will give a more robust cut a try.
I don't find that a wipe helps, and neither does my wife when she washes my pants
This needing to make precise small cuts leads me to believe that I am in the market for a better cutter, time to pitch the cheapo