cooler resting. how long is too long?

So smoked a brisket yesterday for a get together my wife was having.

The weather turned out different then the weatherman said and we delayed everything 3 hours until the storm passed (it was a outside party).

Since I wasnt sure when we would get started I rested in a cooler in a towl.

It was in the for around 3 hours and when I got it out it was almost as hot as pulling it off the smoker.

It wasnt bad or totally overdone but it definitely was more done than I thought it was when I pulled it off

This was my first time resting in a cooler for a long period of time and I want to blame it on that. Should i have rested it again after pulling it from the smoker because it was so hot?

nucornhusker said:

I will usually let the meat rest in the open (and open up the foil if wrapped) for about 20 min to make it stop cooking. Then I will rewrap the foil, wrap in a towel and place in a cooler.

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There was the mistake. I will do this next time