You may want to consider smoking or vaporizing. This will give you substantially more control over the high. In my experience edibles have been very unpredictable and have more of a "hang-over" type fogginess the next day.

When smoke or vape the THC, the high is shorter in duration (though possibly more intense). It also hits you much faster than edibles. So you can puff a little, wait 10 minutes, puff some more if you need more. It's easier to find your zone. You can also reduce the duration of your high by eating.

It may be worth your time to research vaporizers if you're opposed to smoking. Otherwise get yourself a little pipe and take a single small puff. See how that feels.