Some tests for diseases with various "biorational" (bacteria
and/or fungi) controls in container mixes found that the
mixes with the most "large pore air space" consistently showed
better performance (faster growth, both in the test containers
and in the control containers with no additives) than mixes with
less air space.
With that in mind, packing it in might not be such a good idea.
Better perhaps to let it settle on its own and then fill in a little
more container mix on top to get the level of mix that you want
in the container (to let rain water run off of the mulch and down
the outside). I would just prune a few bottom leaves if
necessary and pile extra up around the stem, too (it will root
into the added container mix) to keep the initial mounded
shape on the surface of the container mix.
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