Interesting to see how many different opinions one plant can generate. Mentha, perhaps Xcacti are different but many plants -- particularly orchids and succulents develop a purple/red cast when growing at the upper end of their light limit. Growing them at that point is not necessarily a bad thing. Bleaching/burning, at least IME, general occurs when such limits are exceeded or, even more commonly, when plants have not been properly hardened off. I do see the one bleached/beige spot I believe you are talking about but if the plant was getting too much sun there would be more than just that one spot affected. So I would have to disagree with "too much light" I also don't believe I would up the pot size. However, a number of the segments do seem to be lacking in "plumpness". I would suspect a watering issue -- either insufficient watering, or too much water resulting in root loss.

Hi Tom. I'd wait untill spring to repot. Since your CC normally blooms, and considering the time of year, it's best to hold off. You don't want to disturb buds should soon appear. Do you have an actually CC or TC? My TC's are potted in AV soil, bark and Perlite. Toni

Thnaks Ron, I have heard this before, & am not concerned. I'm not a new grower & I start a fair amount of stuff in water & switch over. I may leave this in water & grow it hydro just to see how it does. Here's new top growth as they take hold.

I agree, it looks healthy. Anywhere you want it to branch, you pinch off. Then, if you want more, you can either place the pinched off part in a glass of water or place it on some moist soil. If placed in water, plant in soil as soon as some roots start growing.