NOT KNOWN FACTS ABOUT BEADED BRACELET MAKING TUTORIALS

Just questioning if I’m incorporating the crimp much too early, When the crimp is just too compact, if it’s too sharp for the elastic, or if I just tried out over the bracelet as well early (it hadn’t been 24 hours nevertheless)… any solutions? I’ve made 24 bracelets and want to make positive I’m not making a vital error prior to transf