That 4 second lawn pause getting 3 million views is wild but honestly it tracks. I've noticed the same thing and it bugs me because I spend forever re-recording to sound decent, then my one take with a dumb face does better. I leave the flubs in now, feels less fake anyway.

Used to think those services were worth it... turns out they mostly just cash the check.

Same thing happened to me at a backyard comp last summer. I was doing 225 overnight for 16 hours and the meat came out fine but flat tasting. My buddy ran his drum at 300 and his butt was done in 8 hours with this dark crunchy bark I could never get at low temps. The fat renders better when you push the heat and the outside gets that real smoke ring plus crust. Wasted so many nights sleeping in a lawn chair for nothing. Hot and fast is the move now and I get more sleep.