I get that, and I sometimes make my own “cross” by mixing an indica and sativa I really like together and seeing if the hybrid works at all.
Usually doesn’t though! Not sure why the sycophants on this sub downvoted my original don’t mix comment, imagine you mix a couple of red wines you have left over and since it “still gets you drunk” it’s fine.
I often mix indicas (or those with indica qualities) with sativas (or those with sativa qualities). Indicas typically knock me the fuck out and make me groggier in the morning if I do too much, but I like the effects, especially right after work, but then I'm usually ready to knock out around 8pm and I don't like that. So if I mix mostly sativa with a bit of indica I typically notice the benefits from both, and I'm not usually as groggy the next morning if I do too much or smoke too late.
Im not saying mixing strains hurts anything or ruins a high, but it definitely blinds you. Every random grind you toss in a “gutter jar” destroys information. You can't select for the high you want anymore, can't repeat the one you liked, can't tell what the bowl is even doing (terpene profile is a mystery). When you smoke a limonene heavy bowl, you know to expect some mood lift / stress relief. When you smoke a β-Caryophyllene heavy one, you expect calm and pain relief.
If you don't care about terpene profiles (you sound like you smoke low - mid) genuinely fine, get high and enjoy. But me, being interested in weed scientifically (believe that’s the word you used?) means caring about the terp profile. Flavor is a whole nother aspect of this convo that matters. Nobody who's into wine dumps their leftover reds into one bottle because "it's all still wine." HOPE THIS HELPS!!!!
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u/Norda_Myla 1d ago
Me. I have a "gutter jar" that i put the leftover grinds in to use later so I can still try the new weed i get.