Getting my first paph soon: questions on repotting

[cassie.g]

Hello!

I'm hoping to potentially purchase a paph orchid in the near future and was looking for some advice on when to initially repot.

I have a feeling the garden center near me will have the paphs potted in sphagnum or some other type of moss, similar to how my phal was. With the phal, I repotted right away, while in bloom, to get the plant out of the tightly packed moss and into a bark mix. Would that be the right choice to make with the new paph as well? I don't consider myself to be anywhere near skilled enough to grow an orchid in solely moss and I'd be nervous leaving the plant in the moss while I waited for the bloom to fall.

I'm very excited to try growing these gorgeous plants! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!