Cleistocactus Winteri repotting and propagating

I wanted to re-pot my Cleistocactus Winteri (golden rat's tail cactus) into a hanging basket, but rather than just transferring it as is, I decided to do something to increase the number of arms it has to hang over the edge. Ultimately, I feel this would be a better fit for the size of the basket, and although in the short term it will look odd, my guess is the outcome will be worth it. I could of course be wrong - and if any of you have done something similar, please do leave a comment below. I won't know whether it's worked until later in the year, but even if not all the segments root and grow I will still have a number of separate plants to fill the available space. In this case I haven't top-dressed the soil but I may do so once I see the segments start to root and grow.