When limiting the number of messages in a packet, only retrieve that number from the DB

app/Models/Address.php

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;
@@ -967,9 +968,9 @@ class Address extends Model
 	 * Echomail waiting to be sent to this system
 	 *
 	 * @param int|null $max
-	 * @return Collection
+	 * @return Builder
 	 */
-	public function echomailWaiting(int $max=NULL): Collection
+	public function echomailWaiting(int $max=NULL): Builder
 	{
 		$echomails = $this
 			->UncollectedEchomail()
@@ -979,7 +980,7 @@ class Address extends Model
 			->groupBy(['echomails.id'])
 			->get();
 
-		return Echomail::whereIn('id',$echomails->pluck('id'))->get();
+		return Echomail::whereIn('id',$echomails->pluck('id'));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1161,10 +1162,10 @@ class Address extends Model
 	/**
 	 * Netmail waiting to be sent to this system
 	 *
-	 * @return Collection
+	 * @return Builder
 	 * @throws \Exception
 	 */
-	public function netmailWaiting(): Collection
+	public function netmailWaiting(): Builder
 	{
 		$netmails = $this
 			->UncollectedNetmail()
@@ -1173,7 +1174,7 @@ class Address extends Model
 			->groupBy(['netmails.id'])
 			->get();
 
-		return Netmail::whereIn('id',$netmails->pluck('id'))->get();
+		return Netmail::whereIn('id',$netmails->pluck('id'));
 	}
 
 	/**