FTS
2. I'm with your instructor - anticipate and turn the heading bug first. It gives you an excellent visual reference for the turn and let's be honest, takes about 3 seconds at most to do. If it's an outbound to inbound turn, set the bug say 10 seconds before you are due to turn and turn it in the direction you intend to turn.
I thought his instructor was telling him to turn to the heading and then back it up with the heading bug.