RE: Where to add Stall strip
why not have a more experienced pilot maiden it and see what he/she thinks about it's stall characteristics? I had a plane that tip stalled constantly when new and I hated it, but kept flying it. Not long after I can to like the plane and just avoided tipstall situations i.e. flew the plane how it was supposed to be flown! For me I came from flying a fun fly airfoil with no bad habits. IT just took some adustment time.
Mike