Paph. New Bloom Question

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I'm still relatively new to paphs. I've had this for about a year and a half. When it was given to me, it was already in bloom, so this one is "my" first bloom since I've had it. I'm very excited, but I'm nervous thinking I messed it up earlier today. The first pic here is from a few days ago, it looked good. The second pic is from today after I changed the bamboo stake for greater support. The old one was too small. Notice how the bud took a nose dive. Is this normal? Do I have the tie too close to the bud? Is it effecting the growth now? I sound stupid, probably, but how much slack should I give the area around the bloom? I'm used to Dends. and Phals. This is different. I don't want to destroy it before I get to experience it. Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks.