Sometimes it's just being distracted by life's necessities that makes me sell some of my bitcoins.
That's the problem we experience when trying to hold on for the long term
You told that you only sold some of your bitcoins and I feel that you actually managed your finance very well.
It's different than many people who use all money they have to buy bitcoins, with hope that they will get good profit months later. If they are unfortunately invest around a start of bear market, that usually lasts about 2 years, their capital will stuck in bitcoin, even drop in value.
At the end, they need money, and have to sell their bitcoins, with loss compares to their entries.
So manage your finance, before investing, is very important.
For withdrawal (selling) of your bitcoins, I recommend you to check this strategy.