I found this about breaking up buds before making bubble hash and this guy explains it's not a good idea due to half spheres trichs in the middle worth nothing, but isn't this how rosin is made ? with all the trichomes including the inner ones ?
I'm on the fence until i see a test for this one
"DO NOT BREAK OR GRIND THE BUDS!!! (lol you can do what you like of course
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Trichomes are what you are after, any kind of molestation or mutilation is just going to break them up.
You'll be collecting little broken half spheres lacking any of the delicious oil inside. You end up with weak sand that doesnt stick together and isnt even as potent as the bud you started with.The less you handle it, the more whole trichomes you will have to stick together.
You dont even need a screen with fresh untrimmed buds, simply fill a bucket with ice water, take the whole cola on the stem and dunk it in there. Dunk and pull rapidly for about 10 seconds and check out the situation on the bud. Your looking to see if you've lost trichomes from the surface. Repeat until satisfied with trichomeless buds. Let dry and turn whats left into alcohol extracted hash oil. "
"Are all trichomes the same?
The trichomes were differentiated based on their morphology, where bulbous trichomes were small and low, sessile trichomes were comprised of a globular head on a very short stalk, and stalked trichomes had a larger globular head on a long stalk; of the three trichome types,
stalked trichomes produce the greatest amount
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^^ stalked trichs produce the most oils, this means the others still produce good oil just not as much.
I'd be testing this, pretty sure you'll get more yield, but some say
"it's not the yield that's important it's the quality"
On the fence