Stick with canned prepared beans! Save time and headaches.
Cut up some brisket for them. I add in my rib rub, some BBQ sauce, onions, green peppers and smoke under the meat for a few hours. Then taste them to see if smokey enough. My beans rival any I have ever found. I stay away from Bush's...too soft for me. Sysco Food Service has a brand called Block and Barrel. Best you can use. Allen's is even better than Bush's....Bush's is too tinny for my taste.
I discard 1/2 the juices. Crumble up some bacon in it if you want too.
Experiment.......I want to try Durkees new St. Louis Mesquite Smokey seasoning in my next batch......they hit a home run with that!