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Good learning! It's good that you're taking on things that challenge you to learn, while mitigating risks to very reasonable levels. Don't make a rule about halfway. Every branch is weighted differently. With COG at 13' I would aim for 18-20'. You're able to hold the tip, and drop the...

This rigging might want to swing the butt around near the climber. You can always use a tag line on the butt, pulling away from the climber who is cutting near the branch butt, while you are learning what to anticipate and mitigate.

Yes, basically. I would typically butt-tie on the same branch. This would do more to prevent upward movement if the tip tie is not as far out a you might have thought or that cut limb interacts with other limbs in an unexpected way.

Avoid working from a steep roof. Don't overthink it. A natural-crotch butt-tie, and a slightly tip-tied rope will do it. No need to lift the tip. If you find the slight tip-tie allows, slip off the butt-tie, and use it as a control line to pull the butt down.