hair is so tricky to do, and I think there's nothing wrong with making a bunch of drawings, all artists go through the same process. I am happy you kept going until you found an emotion you're happy with.
regarding the computer program issue:
why not do the hair in pencil, this hair turned out pretty cool.
make sure to pick one and finish it before the end of the week to be considered for the first week's contest. :]
I'll try to take the red one and finish it completely. In Anime Studio, to draw this hair, it will take 2 days, if not more. And when I do this, the whole frame of hair will have many points. Therefore, there will be problems when I say I want my face to turn my head.