Digital BW, The Print

I'm thinking again about trying to print my BW stuff using digital 
negatives rather than paper. I figure that this way -- using a 2200 
with color ultrachromes loaded --I can get the look I want (air-dried 
fiber) and avoid most of the problems (changing color to BW inks, 
clogs, occasional posterization and flatness in midtones) that come 
with dedicated BW inksets. As I mentioned in a previous post, I like 
the BO look on matte paper, but I find that with certain kinds of 
photos the dots become distracting. Anyway, I'd be interested in 
hearing about how difficult the whole digital negative procedure is --
Although I've done a fair amount of darkroom work, I'm not quite sure 
about how much trial and error is involved in getting from an 
acceptable scanned negative & PS file, to a digital negative, and 
then to the final print. Any advice or shared experience would be 
appreciated. 

Chris Hargens