>>>"....I'm kinda scared about doing them wrong somehow....."
I suppose that would be in the back of my mind too...take a long time to grow it out and then mess it up.. that would suck..
I think if a person takes his time dreading it and actually has someone help him who has successfully done them before, everything should be allright for the first day :)
Then, of course, one would need to take really good care of them for the first few months to ensure that they locked up well and all that good stuff
Im kind of like you, however, its been a long time since ive had long hair and I kind of want to experience it in its natural state for a while before I go knotting it up..
Although, If I could wake up tomorrow with long hair id probably find someone to knot it up for me. :)
-- Im just in the speculating stages at this point!