I usually save two versions of a kick, snare and hat; one with arp set to 1/16th note speed, and one at 1/32nd note speed. The 1/16th version will let me play for example 3 hihats in a row using only 1 trig if I set its length of 3. That way I can use the other trigs for different drums. The 1/32nd version is used to substitute retriggering.
To prevent the drums from stealing each other’s voices, make them play different notes from each other.
I like to set the trig condition on the kicks and snares to negative fill. That lets me “mute” them by holding the fill button but leaves the hats alone. If I want to mute all the drums, then I mute the entire track.
Hope this helps, and good luck with January =D