Hi and welcome. The real question is, are you smoking? If not, you're doing it right. There isn't One True Way to vape; it's all about what works for you. I need some answers from you before I can offer the best advice: most importantly what wattage are you vaping? Next is what tank and coil are you using? Unless you are down below 10 watts or so, you are surely vaping much higher than you are used from a pen setup. If you feel like you're hitting it too hard, you probably are because feeling is how you make that decision. Try turning down the watts a bit so it will hit less hard. Yes, do hold the button down when you're drawing on the mouthpiece (some people like to release the button a second or two before finishing the draw; this makes the tank "weep" less because it clears the vapor out of the chamber and can make the coils last longer by cooling them a bit at the end of the hit.) If you find yourself getting cotton mouth or "heavy lung"-- you'll know if you do, that's a good description-- you're vaping too much or using too much VG in your juice.
The AL85 kit comes with the Baby Beast tank, and I suspect that's what you're using; probably with the included Q2 coils. I further suspect you've gone form Mouth To Lung or severely restricted Direct Lung hits to much freer DL hits, That's a big change from a pen style. Some people like it, and others do not. If you don't, not to worry; there are any number of MTL tanks that will fit your mod and reduce the power a good deal with higher Ω value coils and/or a more restricted air flow. The BB tank is a little brother to a tank designed for cloud. That may be too much to make you happy, and it doesn't really feature coils suitable for a lower power vaper.
Making the coils last is mostly about what juice you use in them. Most coils fail because the wick "gunks up," reducing the juice flow. Eventually the wick will burn because it couldn't get enough juice to keep it cool enough to avoid burning, and then it tastes foul. If you like your peach taffy juice, I think you are a sweet juice kinda gal. That's a problem for coils because sweet and dark colored juices are famous for gunking a coil. What happens is the sweetener in the juice caramelizes from the latent heat in the coil (the heat left over once you release the button; the coil does not instantly cool to room temperature after the hit). Caramel, just like the candy, is pretty good at stopping fluid flow. There are things that can be done, but not much if you want to keep sweet and/or dark juices. I won't overload you with all that just now.
Tell me more, especially what you don't like about it. Try to describe it exactly as it feels to you without worrying about proper terminology; the people who hang out in this board are used to it and will probably understand what you're saying. If you hit the "reply" link at the bottom of my pose when you do the system will notify me you have replied and I will come back here and talk to you some more about your troubles.
Finally, and most important: Good news on the switch, and welcome to the board. The answers you need are here, and we-- I am not alone, by any stretch-- are going to help you. You keep asking questions, and we will keep answering them. Promise
