[Q] Flashing and rooting Official Lollipop on N9005? topic

Hi,

so official Lollipop just became available on SamMobile, downloading as I type.

Model: SM-N9005

Model name: GALAXY Note 3 LTE

Country: United Kingdom (Vodafone)
Version: Android 5.0
Changelist: 3643614
Build date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:05:43 +0000
Product Code: VOD
PDA: N9005XXUGBOA5
CSC: N9005VFGGBOA2
MODEM: N9005XXUGBOA1

1) Coming from CM, should I first wipe/factory reset AND THEN use Odin, or can I go straight to Odin for flashing the firmware?

2) How do I root my phone after Lollipop is flashed?


Appreciate all the info in advance.