Even if my weed's sensi ((which most of the time it isn't. )) I still like it ground up. It does burn faster, but if you cap your bowl you seem to get a bigger hit and it definately burns more evenly. Plus, when I have alot of weed I don't even cap it and I'll fill my giant hookah bowl and I can smoke it til it's empty without having to relight. I've never been able to do this with just a bud not ground up.