The knot connection will kept a 60 or 90 oriented point up in the water column.
For those interested the small skull on a 6 wgt. casts easily and with no more "danger" than an appropriately sized dumbbell. Have yet to throw the med. skull with my 8 wgt but it's a lob at best on a 6 for sure.
I got my few skulls cost free so they were priced right and for those without membership to flytyer.com I posted the flies here