finish aka the aftertaste. as you puff the smoke will hit your tongue and react the longer it stays in your mouth. the finish is the end of the puff and the last taste of the puff
ahh...so in matter of, say, seconds...what would be a short finish and what would be a long finish....i know when i smoke the cigar.com corojo label, i taste something for about a second that i stop tasting after that....