skin jig question

[Plug]

I'm an absolute tyro when it comes to using them but they look like they could be "quite the berries" here.

No salted skins here so I'll skin my own fresh. Should they be salted to toughen them?

It seems obvious to me that to keep from ripping the skin off you need an outlet for the water. Should I cut the end of the tail completely off or should I just slit it in order to keep the eel "blown up" while it's in the water?

I'd also like to hear preferences. Rig it outside out or inside out?

PLug