not stupid but wasteful. to extend the life of your stash use a pipe/bowl and only load a couple/few hits at a time. cap in between hits and NEVER light the bowl from the center...always light from the edge so if sharing more will get a 'green hit' and if toking alone it'll go out easier/quicker when capped. joints are nice and all but very wasteful, especially if only 1 or 2 are hitting it. and grinding up more than you'll be using for the day will degrade it much faster than if left 'on the vine' and properly stored.