Good shyt breh. Yeah man, put it all together. That groove on the first clip is nice. I say turn down the hat/cymbal sound sound cause it was a little too loud when it came in.
And yeah, whatever technique you use is the right one. Everyone makes beats differently. It sound like you making the melody and percussion separate, then gonna layer them together. I can’t make beats like that lol. But I know people who literally draw everything out and I can’t make beats like that either. I have to play it together. Like after I get my chops, I play that and add my drums, kicks, snares, live and record it. But that’s my technique. However you do it, just perfect your workflow so you can start banging beats out. Finish that one up. That’s always the goal in the beginning...to finish the beat