Hi ambermsam,
I just got it. In pic two it is the tree after cleaning. I thought it was a cherry tree and on the floor was the remaining stems of the former fig tree.
I thought that you shaved it to the ground...
It is ok like you did.
I just try to keep my trees under 7', so I try to keep them trimmed under/at 6' or 7' and to leave more stem lower on the trunk. That is to ease the harvesting of the fruits.
On each branched top branch, I remove the central leader especially if the last stems on a branch is a group of 4 or 5. Removing the leader will help the remaining stems grow, while keeping the tree a bit smaller. The leader stem tends to just grow upright and I want the trees to expand to the sides for the fruits to be easier to fetch.
If you let the tree go too high, on trying to fetch the fruits, you (or family) will bend down the branches, and unfortunately the wood of fig trees is brittle to some extend and you'll often hear a branch crack ... and loose those branches. This is one reason why I (try to) keep the trees under 7' .
My normal trimming is at 5'/6' of height