It’s ok to ask questions, best way to not make mistakes. ✌️
It really doesn’t need to be hard.
Create
1. Create 12 words seed phrase from a Hardware wallet.
2. Write 12 words seed phrase on a piece of paper. (No images, no notes app, no voice recordings)
Test
1. Send a small amount to your new wallet.
2. Send amount out of the wallet another wallet (the exchange, or coinos, anything really).
3. Delete wallet.
4. Restore wallet from seed
5. Check to see if the two transactions you made show up in the wallet, if yes, then you are good. If not, start over.
Good luck.