So, I completed my first extraction and got a 1gram yield. The spice was pure white and I had no reason to re-x. After the first jar was ready, I loaded maybe a dime sized or slightly smaller pile into an oil pipe and took 3 medium sized hits. Upon completetion of the 3rd hit I
could tell that my spice was good. I felt like I had been instantly sent to the peak of a fairly decent shroom trip. I gave my girl the thumbs up and I laid back and closed my eyes. As
soon as I did I started to see very intricate fractals and patterns of all sorts of beautiful colors. This was unlike ANYTHING I have experienced on acid or shrooms both of which I have taken on many occasions.

I'm excited to experiment further but I'm wondering what is the best way to proceed. Should
I continue to try the amount I did the first time until I'm more familiar or should I just go for broke next time? I guess I should mention that there was a lot of spice left in the pipe after my 3rd toke. Also where do you guys find is the best place to blast off, inside or out? Day or night? Music or no music? I'm curious to hear some suggestions.

I suggest getting a milligram scale and perfecting your smoking technique. That way you can make your spice last longer and you know just how much you have smoked. Smoking too little can be underwhelming, and too much can be plain terrifying, so knowing your optimum dosage window is a good idea. I would also recommend making some changa and smoking it in a bong for bigger hits.

I find a darkened room with no music always produces the most profound experiences for me, the less external stimuli the better IMO. Nature can be great on lower doses, but higher doses I like to be somewhere warm and comfortable most of the time.

I have the technique for the base pipe down. I could get HUGE rips off of it if I wanted. I think I agree with you on the external stimuli, as I felt like ambient noise kinda distracted me. Although I have read that sunlight makes the CEV's brighter and more pronounced. As of now I haven't smoked any while it was daytime.

One thing I found strange is the way my lips tingled, is that common? I'm 100% positive that my spice is clean, I just thought it was an odd sensation... I do plan on getting a milligram scale soon but until then I think I can kinda judge my dosage by how I feel after my first or second hit... Thanks for rhe reply BTW