Finally getting back to you after more trials. I am now certain I am doing something wrong with the tubes. In order to eliminate them as a variable, I purchased a unicolor print drum to develop. After using the exact same film, film holders, and technique, all of the images coming from the print drum are perfect. i'll attach some images just to show what I've been seeing.
This image was developed with the tubes. You can see an overdeveloped section in the top right (that I even tried to mitigate some in post).
This image was taken with the exact same camera, lens, film, and film holder as the previous but developed in the print drum. As you can see, there was absolutely no issue.
What I can surmise is that I am not distributing the developer evenly during the process. I have changed my technique a few times but am doing it spot on as the video shows... To be honest, the print drum is so much more convenient so I'll probably just get rid of the tubes. Anyone want any? XD
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