This is the way to remove the husk; I do a few hundred pounds like this each year.
Store them indefinitely in the shell, but at least for a few months to cure for best flavor.
For cracking, whop them a couple times on the point of the shell with a hammer on concrete, then flip them upside down and whop once. They usually split in half. Then get a pair of wire clippers and clip the shell diagonally from the bottom to remove the meat. There might be a better way to do this part, but I haven't found it yet.
I crack them into halves outside in 5 pound batches, then pick out the meats indoors while watching tv or whatever.