just my opinion...because i have cut & split allot of wood
(not lately because i'm in an oil heating
only situation
for a short time period...)
but you save some to split via 208 when the temperature dips
to ZERO so that there's some ice inside the log.... it's 20% moisture
having frozen....
that's the easiest time to split wood
(not necessarilly for this season)
if your NOT using a wood splitter...that is...
that's when it JUMPS apart
with EASE