freezing make it ready for the trichromes to fall off. if ya want hash go for it, if ya want to smoke the herbs, then dont. and microwave buds? that just sounds wrong. i hear it may dry it out but have you ever put something in the microwave, turned it on, and taken something out that looked better? (other than hot pockets or something). slow and steady win the race. ya wanna smoke? or ya wanna get high?