Smoking weed is the main thing. Whether it it made the trip better or worse isn’t the issue, but I would think you wouldn’t experience a proper trip with it. With my first trip I had a game plan, I made a playlist, had various of drinks and snacks, had netflix set up with a list of shows/movies that might be interesting to watch but also not overwhelming, I even wrote a note to myself in case anything went bad. I admit, i went alittle bit overboard but it made the experience so much better since i was prepared. My only advice for your upcoming trip is to be prepared. Some people recommended trip setters but I was like to do solo trips so it’s recommended but not required. Starting with 2 grams for your next go around might be a good idea too. Start small. If you take 2 grams (1.5 grams if you want to be really careful) and don’t feel anything just wait a week or two and up your dose. I really hope your next trip goes better. The situation you laid out sounded very grim.