Hold on, Hold on, I've done this too.

I'm sure the tea method works. What I did was, I took a joint's worth, wrapped it tight in aluminum foil, and baked for 5 minutes at 220. It doesn't smell that bad, takes about an hour to be smell-free.

The bud turned a light-brownish green, and was sticking to the foil. I pulled it off, and rolled it.

I smoked it, and it was either normal or negligibly harsher. However, the smoke smelled MUCH stronger than normal. We're talking, normally my basement airs out, the whole place was reeking ><

It did get me noticeable higher. The decarboxylation process, however you go about it, is what is important.