I haven't had time to fiddle with he carb for the last week and wasn't sure what I needed to be looking for.

Propellantchem. Yes when choked, it dose run better and longer but at a high idle, the exhaust is nothing more than a copper elbow on a plate. It ran strong before I started having problems
I replaced the needle so it makes sense that I may have inadvertently bent the metering arm down.
Azalner it is a 25 cc home light. The carb is a Walbro WT439