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.
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