I'm trying to recall if you posted a couple shots of your place, several years back, and if I remember right, wasn't a ton of trees around your stacks. And I'll bet that barn warms up with the sun beating on the roof in the summer. My stacks, in the woods, are in a cooler, more humid environment; After a good rain, it takes a while for the soil in there to dry out.
I'm hoping the Ash at my SIL's can dry quick, even though it was at 30% when cut. I have this crazy notion that since it was dead-standing for several years, maybe that is just some kind of moisture that will dissipate quicker. I'm probably wrong, but dammit, I don't want to have to haul
my wood down there to give her for next year..