In any given "Emergency"....lets say....In a full scale airplane....you have a checklist for most of the "Unusual" problems that may arise...most....not all........but for us.....we don't have that luxury........its more of a think on your feet situation.....in your case you did have some time to mull over different options......that doesn't happen most of the time..........but you tried one way and didn't like the results so you tried another..........now you can compare and see which is better.........or your might come up with some compromise to both.....or come up with something alltogether different.........If the situation does come up again......you have a better handle on what to do...........but most of all.....you have your plane back with some damage to repair............and that isn't all that bad after all........should be back flying in no time..........Bill.......