i use a large 4 piece grinder. shapstone, or sweetleaf are good brand choices. dont spend too much as all four stage grinders are generally the same. grind it once. shake it very vigorously. i only grind and shake once because it leaves enough trichs for some stoney baroney brownies. make sure the grinder is 4 piece.
I recently used my trim (not big fan leaves) to make butter. Now i am a regular smoker so it is hard to get a buzz off eating weed when i am already smashed but i gave a brownie to my mate the other day who only smokes every now and then and it blew him away. He reakons he was really stoned and he slept like a baby.
Anyway i ground all my trim up in my coffee grinder, fine but not baby powder fine. I ended up getting 2 ounces of sweet leaf and 6 ounces of trim. The recipe recommends 2 once of leaf or 16 grams of bud to a pound of butter. I boiled 4 cups of water (outside!!!!!!!!!!!) and then added the pound of butter and brought it all to the boil. I then turned it down to a simmer and added all 8 ounces ground green and let it boil for an hour. Some people recommend to simmer it for longer but i had billies to smoke!
Run all the contents through a cheese cloth and into a container that you KNOW will hold the amount you have, put it into the fridge and let it cool and then all the butter will rise to the top leaving what water is left under neath. Clean off the butter with cold water and out into the freezer for longer storage.
Then turn it into what ever you want. Go to town with any recipe. Fool a family member or a loved one or just kick back and fill your belly and your mind.
JUST A LIL INPUT,invest in some bubble bags i prefer 5 instead of 7.to answer your ? about gathering trics,doesnt matter if u have garbage bags full or just a hand full of personal trim FREEZE IT FIRST,and remember SIZZLE SAYS KEEP CANNABIS CHEM FREE