Not only are these pickles delicious but very easy to make.
I usually make both half gallons and quarts. The half gallons stay for home use and the quarts I give away.
If you like your pickles a bit on the spicy side you can add more red pepper flakes.
When packing the cucumbers into the jars I usually start out with the smaller cucumbers and put them in whole. Then I quarter (spears) the others and fit them in the nooks and crannies of the jar.
You can make extra brine, cool it, and put it in a jar in the refrigerator. When you get another batch of pickling cucumbers picked. Just re-heat the brine, put the spices in the jars and fill them.
The pickles need to sit for a month before the flavor is great. They can stay in the refrigerator for more than a year.