>>1020515
Do you really need to patch things up..? I don't really think you do, it's just a matter of placement at the end. What you need to get right is the offset so they overlap correctly. The video I linked covers that. You can hide the end piece either after you convert to mesh or through placement/objects, or manually edit it afterwards. Could be ass depending on your resolution. About the tapering effect I think there was a setting for that in some modifier? Not sure if it was array right now, either way. You can just manually do that using alt s on the curve no? Also you could just make for example a ribbon, at the end of the braid to transition it into a hair end piece instead of getting as messy as you have done in your picture. Looks better as well. Like Hanekawa's Braids or something.