I'd definitely stick with smoking over edibles as edibles are known to hit harder for longer. Some people seem to have very high tolerance with edibles, but they absolutely wreck me.

If you're hesitant to smoke you can use .510 vape carts or a dry flower vaporizer, but go slow with the carts as they're pretty potent.

I used to be THC gang, but I'm finding balanced 1:1 CBD to THC to be just as enjoyable with less mind fog, and likely less chance to get way to high and panic (higher CBD than THC is also good, just might need to smoke more to hit your personal sweet spot).

As others have said, start low and go slow. Smoking hits you pretty quick so it's easier to dial your dose in and stop if it's getting on top of you. If you're worried about constantly putting out your joint, you can always use a pipe and really control your dose - but I personally don't like pipes.

Usually smoking has rapid onset and the affects/intensity wear off much faster than edibles. For me it's about 2 hours - but if you're new to smoking cannabis it can last several hours, so definitely get familiar with it in a safe place before getting high af in potentially stressful/dangerous situations

Happy trails!