Should I be downshifting into 1st?

New rider here. Learning the ropes fairly quickly, but I have to say, downshifting to engine brake was the hardest thing to get down smooth. I seem to do well at it now, EXCEPT when going from 2nd to 1st. I blip the throttle but it always screams at me, even though I’ll be going slow enough to lug the engine in 2nd. I’ve taken to downshifting all the way to second, then pulling the clutch in at about 10 mph and braking to a stop, THEN I shift into first. Is this hard on the clutch? Should I practice more until I can smoothly downshift all the way to 1st? Idk what I’m doing wrong, but I just can’t seem to make a smooth shift into first gear. Bike is a 2002 V star 650. via /r/motorcycles https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/b6guis/should_i_be_downshifting_into_1st/?utm_source=ifttt