The main reason most people add a little weight is if the piston is too light, it can bounce on a cushion of air at the end of its cycle. Adding weight gives it more momentum to push through that layer of air.
Not sure. It can be very hard to tell. Really it is trial and error. But chances are, you are pretty close to optimal weight just going off your joule level
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