Sorry for the radio silence all, things have been crazy at work.
I received confirmation from Bestech that their 10S BMS will work fine with a 9S lipo config.
So far @hornet90’s suggestion seems to make the most sense: leave off the negative balance wire from each 3S pack, then connect the remaining wires in order of increasing voltage.
Can anybody confirm this? Really don’t want to toast a third BMS. The image below has been updated to reflect the suggested changes.
Thanks