Wa `alaykum salaam wa rahmatullaah
Jazaakillaahu khairaa for reminding me... I just came into TTI to edit my thread as I had a feeling that I left the part of raising hands after the first Tashahhud and I saw your VM about this. Will post now inshaa'Allaah.
On that note: I don't know about raising the hands after the 2nd rak`ah, I suppose it is after the first tashahhud. Don't know if there is difference of opinion etc on this, but that is what I studied.... as standing after 2nd rak`ah does not always necessarily mean standing after 1st Tashahhud, like 3rd rak`ah in Salaatul-Witr. Please let me know if you know anything about this issue.
Wassalaamu `alaykum