I've got 7 huge pine trees being felled this week on my property.

My questions a

1) how bad will the sap screw up my chainsaw mill if I resaw these into
planks?

2) will they be any better if I let them dry a while first.

3) I'm planning on using at least 1 section of nice clear trunk to
carve a cigar store indian. Should I let the wood dry first or whould I
carve while the wood is still greenl.

Is it even worth resawing them or should I just let the tree service
remove the trunks too?

Till