Here's some of the smaller branches in buckets....these were easy to work with and drop.
But I also built alot more with 2x4 and 4x4 sized limbs, with lengths from 5 to 7 feet...stupid me...it took 3 of us to lift them and drop them in the water!
As others said, they are much easier to work with green.
And that is a stack of dried Hedge/Osage for the fireplace.