I've done exactly the same thing. I'm not sure this'll help, but I typically heat up my splits / wood before I add them.
I've never been able to get the white smoke to not happen, but the faster the new split catches and I get flames, the faster I get back to thin blue.
Airflow, and pre-heated wood are suggestions I'll put on the table.
Hope that provides some options / thoughts to clear up the issue.
Kind regards from Out West,
Shadow / Marc
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