By upper I mean the segment that connects to the body. The other segments are roughly sausage shaped so I feel I can draw them in a similar fasion to insect legs, but the upper segment has a more difficult shape and I often have a hard time making out the proper shape and how the leg actually connects to the torso in my reference.
Closer to the body, a simpler ball structure may be better, though it really depends. Overall, stick to the core principles of starting simple and building up complexity through the addition of further forms. So, if your starting structure doesn't match your reference entirely, that's not actually incorrect - you can (and should) build up further masses on top. I believe I shared some examples of this with you in my critique of your Lesson 4 work.
A lot of my students use these. The last time I used them was when I was in high school, and at the time I felt that they dried out pretty quickly, though I may have simply been mishandling them. As with all pens, make sure you're capping them when they're not in use, and try not to apply too much pressure. You really only need to be touching the page, not mashing your pen into it.
In terms of line weight, the sizes are pretty weird. 08 corresponds to 0.5mm, which is what I recommend for the drawabox lessons, whereas 05 corresponds to 0.45mm, which is pretty close and can also be used.
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