I've never smoked that way. Sounds fine, except for the xanex.
Personally, I would not really mix my spice usage up with anything habitual, or consciousness reducing. or with anything produced by the pharmacuetical industry. Xanex is all three, so personally, it's out.
When I first discovered dmt I wondered to myself about the possibility of just leisurely puffing away like you did...never really worked for me, never felt right. Well, I've gone that way with changa once. Also with dmt lightly dusted atop weed once. Both experiences were cool and I'll likely try them both again, no great hurry.
"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." Albert Einstein
I appreciate your perspective.