I do the bash and put in the compost heap method. If any large lumps are still there when I come to use the compost, I chuck them back in the heap with the next lot of stuff.
As others have said, if you can shred them or cut them up fine, they rot much faster.
File and forget in a corner is also an option. Even the most unpromising heap of woody waste will rot in the end and does so faster if you can cover it with something. Split open compost bags and bricks, tarpaulin, ... whatever you have to hand
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