1.). Do you peel your cucumbers?
2.) Do you split and seed them?
No, never split them; the tissue paper thin rounds are supposed top be ROUND, not pieces!
There's no need to "seed" them, since when you are rinsing and squeezing each handful, the seeds pop out and IF any are missed, they tend to later float on top of the brine...making them easy to remove from the bowel.