Yes my neighbor has me stacking to dry fast. Lots of air in the stacks full sun with the ends of the splits facing into the winds.Sun is nice, but wind is the most effective for drying wood quickly. If possible, orient the stacks so that the prevailing wind blows through them (stack at a right angle to the prevailing summer winds).
He is saying the cherry cannbe ready this winter but on this site in this post i was toold several years.