a couple of cym' questions

[PJG]

OK, I did it.
I went to a nursery and bought a mix. Ingrediants 35-40%Fir, (softwood Bark, Lava Rock, Redwood Compost & Sand.
Next,
I now have 6 cyms instead of 3. It could have been 7 but I cut the roots and placed it in a bigger pot. I could go back and separate it?

I took some photo's of the first one. Then my battery gave up. Probably a good thing, dirty hands and camera's not a good mix.

But I did them all the same.

I had a moist mix in a bucket, I removed cym (notice hammer), split (notice knife), cut (knife) and filled each one. Except for one.

I will wait for a while before watering, 1,2 weeks?

I didn't have to let the cym's dry out because the roots and media were dry.
Probably from roots, YES?

Thanks for your help, Oh, for the brown tipped ones now, should I cut them for looks, same with a couple of leaves, changing color, cut them off, or wait for shock and see what happens?

Folks, I'll keep you informed as to how well you told me what to do and how I did.