Not sure if you missed it, but most people are using A9LH to load CFW now. It's stable, quick, gets rid of the need for emuNAND, and serves as a layer of brick-protection. This is the go-to guide on setting up A9LH and CFW:
https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki
People are also typically using Luma3DS as their CFW. It's in the guide.