If i chew my hair into tiny pieces, will it still become a hairball?

I had a hairball in my tummy when I was about 14 because I ate my hair, trichotillomania, I am currently healthy and have had no problems with it. I am wondering however, I know if you swallow strands they get tangled and become a life threatening bezoar, but if u chew them into tiny pieces, will they still become a hairball?