RE: Reloading Theory
"Would you say that loading up 5 rounds of each experiment set will be enough trial?"
Five rounds at each powder charge level is plenty enough to let you see what the trend is. Each five-shot group will generally be tighter or looser as powder charges increase, allowing you to then select the best charge and load up perhaps ten more rounds that you can fire to confirm that accuracy hasindeed improved at the new load level.