Not sure how sensitive maple is to fast drying (I buy my kiln-dried), but relative humidity (RH) in the winter is very low, so any wood will dry fast.
For most woods, 13% +/- 2% MC is high and to dry blocks slowly, you might need to seal the ends of re-sawn blocks with wax and let them sit for a few months. Note that in the summer time, relative humidity is higher in the basement, so it might not be a best place to store wood, as the same wood will have MC higher in the basement, than above ground.
Depending what you are going to use this wood for, maple benefits greatly from stabilizing if used for handles. To send for stabilizing, wood needs to be under 10% MC (I dry mine to under 7%).
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