From the January 19, 2024 extended directions from Radioddity:
7.8 Charging the battery pack
If the voltage of the internal battery pack drops below 7.4 V during operation, the Xiegu X6100 temporarily deactivates the transmission function. If the voltage drops below 7.2 V, the Xiegu X6100 will switch off completely to protect the internal battery pack from excessive discharge. ?(bold-italic emphasis?mine)
I WAS following the directions from the beginning, in Section 7.8 (which make no mention of cycling the battery) but when I saw that the voltage?had dropped lower than the reading that those direction implied was damaging, I stopped it! ?The procedure for cycling the battery wasn't in the body of the instructions, but in an addendum. ?You make it sound like I disregarded the instructions. ?In fact, I read them carefully and when things weren't going as they were described, I played it safe and stopped.