Yes I do cut leaves back when necessary. Take a look at pic 5 - Ms Pepe - her leaves were cut in half to lower transpiration. The smaller girl was so little I did not want to eliminate leaf surface that synthesize the light. In the tray/dome I mist all surfaces including the lid but use a fine mist setting and 'fog' it rather than saturate the dome.

Since I use a heating pad it tends to dry up the moisture so I spray 3-4 times a day or more and have to watch the medium so make sure it does not dry out. I also water my medium very gently from the bottom when it dries out a bit (pick her up, turn her upside down, use a dropper to apply water til its moist on the bottom) - I'm encouraging the roots to grow down to the moisture and heat.