Japanese black pine advice

Hey guys, heres my tree further into the growing season this year. I haven't cut any candles or growth since the trunk and branch chops last year. Thinking I may wire the apex candle horizontally towards branch one and repot this winter. Want to cut the old trunk stub back as well, just not sure when is the correct timing for that, it's been a year since major work so pretty sure dieback is not an issue but also don't want to unnecessarily stress the tree out. In my area it is still the start of summer, and as I am new to JPB growth habits and techniques, I believe branch selection and removing of undesired buds still needs a few months before performing.
 

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