well that is just one way. It is a simple way to deal with under 100 plants. I learned this way from some folks in Kentucky and I like it. It's nice too because a Q of tobacco is a small amount, thus easy to process as needed vs trying to process so much at one time.
Here in Georgia, they do Tobacco barns, tightly stuffed and fire cured.
The main thing with really good curing is to not dry the leaf... also to not let it mold. You are essentially just trying to let it rest. This way the curing process goes slow, there will be times when humidity is very heavy and it'll help to air out the place.
This is why for small amount paper bags work well. Very easy to keep humid, very easy to handle and get them a lil drier if need be.
As far as replacing pre rolled cigs with home grown tobacco, I dunno how that'll work out. It's a different creature. If they are interested tho, many of my fellow smokers stuff their own via a machine. $2.50 buys ya 275 tubes with filters, very easy to make a pack.
The biggest problem you'll have is cutting the tobacco into a fine cig type cut. Pressing tobacco into a block and making a cutter isn't hard, but it'll take some fine tuning to get a good cut.
This year, locally they have planted 100x more tobacco than in previous years to meet the demand of the Chinese. But remember, tobacco is an allotment crop. you are only allowed to grow 1/10 of an acre without goverment permission.
If you are after good leaf production, remember to keep the plant topped, and continue removing the suckers (new flower sprouts). From a personal note tho the flowers make an excellent smoke and are very potent.
For different tobacco types, try JL Hudson. He's got some nice ones, I like the small stalk black mammoth. It's a nice grower with good leaf.
I had to really fight them hard. 
