I am seasoning a new mini-cabinet now
Here it is if you want to see.
Its bigger than a 300 count, and knowing the wood will only saturate and hold so much moisture I am not worried about being frugal with the seasoning. I used a large shallow bowl filled with distilled water.
I am going to let mine sit for a minimum of 1 week. Longer if needed, but I just got around to getting new hygrometers today and I am testing them now.
I killed my one cheap hygrometer by putting in the freezer in an attempt to check its temperature to calculate freezing time for some tobacco my wife brought back from Peru
As much as it goes against my nature, I am employing much patience. I have a smaller humidor holding my stash right now so getting the new mini-cabinet in order is the priority.
I will be using beads as well. Its easy to calculate how much you need on the Shilala
web site.
Desktop and smaller cabinets are just fine with beads or other passive humidification. Even vinotemps are fine with beads.