I just purchased a new home that has a OWB. A guy that my dad knows has some land about 3 miles from my house and has been cutting hemlock and just letting it lay for quite a few years. My question is should I even bother spliting it more than once? I will be cutting it in 20-24inch lenghts. I know hemlock burns fast but its free and I would prefer to save my (small) wood source for a time when I may really need it.