hey @Hellraiser , nice clone lesson!
Ill second what you been spittin’
This is your method number 2. I took the cuts and placed them in a glass of tap water, brought them in the house. I took promix hp and pre moistened it. I stuffed those shitty plastic nursery 3x3 square pots until ready to burst, like firm! Now that the media is ready its time to set up for the transplant. Because my cuts came off an outdoor plant there is a good chance there is a bug or 2, maybe an egg? So I prepare some safers soap to dip them in.
So heres the routine, I place some rooting gel in a shot glass, scrape 2 sides of my clone stem, dip entire plant in safers soap mix, slice 45 degree fresh cut, dip real well in rooting gel, stab into medium. Repeat until all are planted. Rather than pitch the gel when Im done, I take a liter of tap water ( de chlorinated) and mix the rooting gel with it. Then I water the cuts. Spray the dome lid and open the vents a slice for a tad of fresh air. Thats it! Spray dome once a day, spray leaves 2 times a day, open vents a tad more each day, and 10 days later they are plants!