edelbrock carburetor modifications

What i did was i un plugged the vaccume advance hose and plugged it off, then i set the initial timing from 5 degrees to 10 degrees, then i applied a steady throttle at 2500 to 3000 rpm and dialed it in at 35 degrees. then i plugged the vaccume advance house back in and that was that. It started a bit easier sitting at 5 degrees initial timing, but i noticed it runs better down the road with it set at 10 degrees as opposed to 5 degrees.
Does this sound about right? i did not mess with the vaccume advance at all, i just plugged the hose off while timing it then plugged the house back in after i was done. It seems to run better down the road at 10 degrees but it was starting a little easier at 5 degrees.