I won't smoke anything but chron these days, we pull some very high end stuff through kc on a regular basis and I can get it for 60 an 8th on a regular basis. from what I can tell it sounds like what you're calling reg is what we'd call schwag and your dank is just mids or possibly low-end nug.

answer to your question: technically the 4 bowls should get you "higher" than the 1 but the high off 4 bowls of schwag is going to typically be a VERY slow stone and any high you get off it will most likely be cloudy and confusing. 1 bowl of mid or nugs is going to be a clearer high, depending on the strain of course, usually than schwag highs so it comes down to personal preference.

I personally am not a huge fan of the slow, tired, cloudy stone I get off schwag, I'll smoke it if everything else is dry but only as a last resort and typically only for free (plus my boss will sell me an o for 60 so I can get it if I need it). the clear, much more powerful high of chronic is just too good to pass up even if it costs me 8x as much proportionately.