Band adjustment methods?

Exactly right ^^^^^. All you are doing is making sure all the slack is out of the band. In fact, on some cars I remember not having room to get a torque wrench on the kick down adjustment so I just used a 5/16 open end wrench and snugged it down good.

Now, one mistake I see people doing. Some people adjust the bands a little tighter, thinkin that will firm up shifts. That is incorrect. With bands in a Mopar transmission, it's how quickly the band releases that can speed up the shift. So they need to be adjusted correctly.