Seasoning advice

[Turff22]

Hi all been given aload of cut down timber that i wish to use for firewood next winter or winter after, it will be kept in a barn to keep dry its all been cut up in to smalll sections my question is am i better off leaveing it as a unsplit log or split them to season quicker/better? 
some pictures attatched if that helps

many thanks

[Mick Dempsey]

Splitting now means it’ll season better/quicker.

[Turff22]

16 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Splitting now means it’ll season better/quicker.

Great thanks mick

[Stubby]

Spit now  ( easier to split when green ) but keep the rain off and the air flow going . 

[Steven P]

Yes, another vote for splitting now.

 

I'll add to stubby.... driving rain off certainly, airflow is more important but if it is stacked, only the top couple of logs will be affected by normal rain, the rest will keep drying if you cannot get it under cover. Even today after this weekends storms the lower parts of my log stacks are surface dry.

[Turff22]

32 minutes ago, Steven P said:

Yes, another vote for splitting now.

 

I'll add to stubby.... driving rain off certainly, airflow is more important but if it is stacked, only the top couple of logs will be affected by normal rain, the rest will keep drying if you cannot get it under cover. Even today after this weekends storms the lower parts of my log stacks are surface dry.

Perfect thanks on that note i have a couple of piles that have been on our land for around 3 years im in the process of splittling that now for use in the home, if these logs do get wet how log do they genuinely take to dry and be good use in the fire?

 

thanks