Smoking ambien would probably feel better than eating it. Snorting it feels better than eating it.
Smoking crack is better than snorting coke. The faster it hits, the better it feels. Shooting ambien was a fad for a while. Spose to be pretty euphoric. Sometimes I think about trying it.
When you snort ambien, the 'comeup' goes from minute 2 to minute 10, instead of like eating it, which starts at like minute 8 and lasts up to 30 minutes. I always have a good smile on my face when I snort it. And usually end up in a blackout when it peaks, then I chop and snort some more, then fall asleep. So I stick to eating it anymore. But if my belly is full but I totally need to go to sleep, then I'd probably snort it.
The 'intoxication' period of ambien isn't very fun. Just a lack of sense and inhibitions. Good if you need to watch TV for a few hours. But the comeup can be a goofy euphoric 'race' (but not a "rush", if that makes sense. It comes close to a rush. If smoking was viable, or if I wanted to put a pill into my blood, I bet there'd be a "rush" then.)
So in closing, the faster your ROA, then the better it'll feel. True with cocaine, true with heroin, true with ambien.