If the two that are drying are aborted flowers, they will let go soon enough. I wouldn't pull on anything that doesn't let go very easily. Sometimes buds don't make it to blooms and there's a bit of a mystery about why.
Testing out my new phone today and the camera is pretty good (but not good enough to make me put the actual camera away).
That is an 8" pot. For the curious, here is the same plant 12 months ago in a 6" pot.
