What a clever guy. Is that enough to get you started, how long? My only fear on the splits is the amount of smoke, I sometimes get too much before it calms down to a nice blue with just chunks.....
The line I highlighted in bold caught my attention. Like I said in my above post, it can take up to 90 minutes before the smoke settles down and blue hints appear, whether you are using chunks or logs. 45-75 minutes is pretty much average wait time.
There's a side-light method that dirtsailor2003 (aka Case) uses to light his WSMs. The big advantage of it is that it starts the fire with an intense heat and basically pre-heats the charcoal and wood as it migrates through the fuel. I haven't tried it, but Case swears by it. Here's the link.
http://smokingmeatforums.com/index.php?threads/side-light-method-for-charcoal-smokers.257071/