LJ,
Cut the chops after the curing and smoking, and after the smoked loin has cooled in the frig.
All the curing and smoking are done in as large a piece as possible. I use boneless pork loins, so I usually cut them in half as they are way too big for my cookshack. I put the half loins in one of the bins in the bootom of frig and cover them with some plastic wrap.
Hope that this helps,
peartree51