A braid question

[Swedish leo]

Hi

I decided to be brave and tried a braid for the first time, like the one Jenny made a tutorial on.

I think it went pretty well. Considering i do not have the binding tool that Jenny used.
And i made a much smaller version.

There is just one thing.

How do you start the second half of the block?

Do you cut the tips along the middle square ?

Any tips or pointers ?

Any advice is much appreciated

Annika