Here's something to think about. Something I think about, anyway. Bud density vs. end use.
When I blasted, density didn't matter because the buds were broken up and washed.
New to the IWH world, I would prefer loose bud to dense because dense buds are harder to breakup in the wash.
In the end, I'm going for trichome load.
I understand dense bud is supposed to have higher canna- profiles and shoot for full flowers, but... man... when I was 17 and smoked my first bowl, it was like that first fifth of Finlandia vodka that made me throw up Tex-Mex in my buddy's car and pass out on his lawn (Serves him right for giving me the vodka, wot?) I didn't give a shit about what it tasted or smelled like (I still do not like the taste or smell of alcohol or a burning bowl.) Today, flavor is secondary to potency only because I don't have to use as much potent dope. Maybe smoking that brown back in Arizona in the late 80's really fucked up the connoisseur in me.