sorry for the newbie question. i am smoking my 1st butt this weekend. i bought a 2 pack that came in at just under 12 pounds - biggest i could find. however, i noticed after i got home that one is MUCH bigger than the other - i would guess 7.5 pounds vs 4.5 pounds. i would like to do them both at the same time. my question is how to plan my smoke. i did search the old posts, and i fully embrace the 'when it's done, it's done' concept. i also get that the cook time can be variable and not predictable. i'm ok with all of those things. i have a temp probe for each and will pull at the correct temp. my question is if i should expect both of them to be done at about the same time or will it be potentially very different. my plan was to start them in the evening, but if the smaller one could be done significantly quicker, then i would start later this evening so it doesn't get done in the middle of the night. i guess i was hoping that someone who had done this before could comment about their experience.
thanks in advance!!
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