I'm not expert, first year playing and only recently been sampling the results, but I will reply as best I can :
i guess but already know that it's too late for my current stash as that is too dry for this process anyway...
I think so. I've heard of some rehydrating herb but in my view once it's been fully dried it's effectively 'dead' so little fermentation can occur. But I've added a comment at the end.
Just a few questions if you don't mind...
I do wonder how you use this exactly.
You just break off tiny bits by hand? And being so compressed i guess that means it is pretty heavy material, almost like hash in consistency/weight?
I slice off chunks as generally too compressed to break off although herb that I started cobbing with a lower humidity is more crumbly. The example above I started with high humidity and it has the consistency of almost a cured sausage!
I then grind as per usual.
It is more dense/heavy. More of between hash and herb imo.
So you have to do really small amounts (tiny bowls) for the same "dosage"?
Like when you would use this in a TM2 a full bowl of cobbed weed would contain way more "raw material" compared to a full bowl with regular cannabis. So you mainly microdose with this stuff?
Ha. Not sure tbh. Im not an occasional user so I just use same as I would normally. A gram is a gram, just in this form more dense. Once I've ground it up in it goes.
For me, a micro dose is a full vapman bowl. Make that a click bowl
And does it need higher temps for vaping than your average weed?
Not that I've noticed. I temp step with say the tm and it may take a pull or two more to get to full steam as the material is a little more hydrated than say bought herb, but it's hard for me to say as I tend to keep my cured bud at around 60% in jars so I rarely come up against overly dried herb.
I've been using as normal and haven't noticed any substantial difference to make me want to boost temperatures. I'm a low temp flavour chaser so I'm happy starting low and raising as required.
Chewed? Does that mean that it's fully decarbed in the process?
Good question. I wondered that and the consensus seems to be the heat, fermentation and duration does decarb it. I understand the chewing enables the goodness to be absorbed via tongue and cheeks, which is different to eating and in the stomach.
I haven't tried this yet but I plan to as traditional edibles have very little effect on me (on researching I lack an enzyme or summat that enables me to eat a kilo of cake (I exaggerate, but not by much!) and still be wondering when it will kick in. But my homemade tinctures work just fine!!).
So when I get a free day I shall have a play with chewing but I plan to let them cure for much longer to ensure the decarb has had a chance.
The main advantages for me are:
Different taste profiles from the same herb: Humidity, heat and duration all play a role in this. It's fun to play with the variables. In my basic experiments, higher humidity results in a darker and danker cure.
Speed of cure: I'm enjoying in the vape in about 10 weeks. My dry herb takes longer to cure to my tastes. For the traditional chewing I think a much longer cure is required
Ease of storage: 50g of herb cobbs to a small dried sausage compared to a kilner jar. I can then easily freeze once fully cured for long term storage.
It's fun: nothing quite like cutting a chunk off what looks like a cured turd to promptly put it in a vape.
I've always found growing the easy part. I think after 30 years I've got the drying and curing under control. But this, like hash making, seems to be an art, and one I'm keen on gaining a better understanding of.
I would really encourage you to have a bash. Maybe even try rehydrating a bit of this year's harvest. It might take longer for the initial fermentation to get started but I have read some have been successful doing this.
." Dude gave me a look and said something to his coworker but ended up selling me that 2nd oz. I think it lasted me 4 months.
flavor profile for my stash going into the holidays so picked up an eighth of "Grape Junky" ... very high potency ... can feel it to my toes ... "and it tastes great too" 
