Digital BW, The Print

I have two questions for the group:
 
1.  If you are resizing an image to make it larger, should the resizing be done before the conversion to B & W or after?
 
2.  Should noise removal, if necessary, be done before or after resizing and before or after conversion to B & W. 
 
Thanks for your input.Harris Harris J. Sklar Reflections by Harris  www.harrissklarphotography.com reflectionsbyharris@...  R First PhotosHarris J. Sklar, President A Charitable Foundation Dedicated to helping improve the education and lives of city school children through the teaching of photography.123 Leverington StreetPhiladelphia, PA  19127215-508-9908  This e-mail is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not the  original intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error please inform the sender and delete it from your mailbox or any other  storage mechanism. 

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