Loved this. Personally , i seem to do quite well with them. Never any mites , or sudden deaths or loss of blooms. However , i ALWAYS loose them due to what i presume to be a fungal infection on the root ball itself , usually a short time after cutting leafs or blooms down. Guessing this is now likely to the fact ive made cuts when its medium is still wet or moist..
Yeah the way to do it is reduce watering as the leaves naturally yellow for dormancy. So by the time they’re all ready for cutting off the media is bone dry. The tubers can still rot of course but it’ll reduce the chances of it happening.