Potting vs Hanging Vandas?

[Cindy K]

Went to a great orchid show on Saturday and came home with 2 Vandas! They are not blooming and in tiny hanging plastic baskets. My question is would it be better to pot them or leave them hanging with bare roots? I saw some beauties at a garden centre a few weeks back and those were in big clay pots! What kind of growing media would you use in a pot? Would humidity be higher in a pot? (My house is pretty dry) Would an orchid pot with holes in it be better? Also, do you put plant food in the water when you mist or dunk the roots on a Vanda in a basket? Sorry about all the questions but I did have a Vanda about 3 years ago and it didn't make it! Would be heartbroken if the same happens to these! Thanks!
-Cindy K