Yes, there are quite a few usability tweaks that still need work in H90 Control.  It sounds like you’re getting there.

Your discovery process has a lot of parallels with my own, at the start.  Thankfully, it’s also straightforward on the pedal (after the learning curve).

We have similar setups in common.  My workflow has much of the Preset / Program building (always from scratch) on the pedal itself.  The file management and ‘big picture at a glance’ is alongside on the laptop.

And the MIDI, expression, and aux connections are always active for ‘learning’.  When it’s time to go remote, unplug one USB cable & ride.