Rofl tominis are evil! Where did you get him, just curious... Lol
You can go straight to hypo so long as your sg doesnt fall below .009...
I go 2 step... .025 to .018 for 20- 40 min then .018 to .009... If you run too much below .009 too fast the cells in the gills will implode from osmosis as their salt count is higher than the surronding water and will rapidly leave the cell to try to equalize the salt count between the two bodies.... Same principles of brining a turkey but reversed lol