I use a cool mist one but only with reverse osmosis or distilled water. It must be sanitized with bleach every week, but that probably should be done on any type of humidifier.
I disagree with the pebble tray idea - physics says it won't work well. Read this.
Last winter when I was experimenting with my little grow tent I put pebble trays (2) on heat mats and checked the humidity in the tent some hours later. It got up to 90% with a temp of 78°f. I would say they worked in my case. See the thread here Moving to a grow tent
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