Howie,

Good Advice to check Bill's page on log cutting.

I have Raffan's Book on Turning Bowls checked out from our Turner's Club. He spends a number of pages on cutting logs to blanks and why. Good Illustrations.

I think you have to go two ways.

First: Prepare most of your stock for drying. Cut, seal etc.

Second: Turn green, what you don't prepare for drying.

Third: Keep turning into your drying stock as you have time.