RE: Replace battery with two smaller???
Also, in addition to what Opjose said, always consider that with electric planes, your total weight, the watts consumed per pound or ounce of weight, is always figured with everything on board. This includes batteries. So, adding a second battery to the plane would require that you figure the weight of the second battery pack in the overall weight to do your watts consumed calculations for motor/esc/battery pack selections.
CGr.