Wow, so it takes a little over 6 days to ramp up to full rewards for blocks found right now...I was wondering why my rewards for those last 2 blocks were horrendous. But I'll stick it out since the blocks found are going to be that much sweeter once my rewards are in full swing.
Yep, it takes a little while to ramp up. However like you said the reward is much sweeter once your NDiff starts increasing. I've been really happy with Kano CK Pool, because you are actually getting paid for the work you do. Also, from my personal experience so far Kano is very transparent, fair and honest.