Im sure this question would have been clarified by the panj when you received amrit. All I can say is when doing naam abhiyaas in sangat its important that the focus and rythm are all focused on method. If you have different methods in one place it will be hard to concentrate on shabd.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਬਚਨਕਮਾਵਣੇਸਚਾਏਹੁਵੀਚਾਰੁ॥