Well, according to this thread: Selecting Your Cylinder Size you’ve ordered a cylinder that is 3 sizes too large! You should remedy that, post haste. You want a 1.50 cylinder. In my experience, even one size too big is going to give you problems until your girth is approaching a new size range.
When I was trying to figure out pumping, I bought a cylinder a borderline too big of a cylinder. Then, I bought a bigger one with hopes that I’d grow into it, but I didn’t need to because there was still growth to be had in the first cylinder. I started figuring out what times and pressures worked for length in the original cylinder that I started to pack. Then, I had the bright idea of buying a smaller cylinder to see if I could maximize the length in it, but it turned out to be too small and I only used it a handful of times.
Use the chart in that selecting your cylinder size thread and follow it.
P.s. I don’t know what shipping is like to Wales from Los Angeles, but if you’re interested in a 1.50x9 cylinder, send me a private message.