It's a fact, logs aren't worth near as much to sell, as all the added value you get by milling them, that's why they buy them!
Kiln dried lumber picks up a lot of moisture back, by the time you use it, and it doesn't take long to get construction lumber to 20%, air drying it. That's about where kiln dried lumber is, by the time you get it!
As for uniform, tune your mill up and properly stack it, and it will be uniform... Truth is, I don't mind nailing it up green, and it comes out just fine...
SR
I've found the exact opposite to be true. You can buy what you need, and not have a lot of leftover lumber which you may or may not need.