I would wait for the virgin to mate then when completely satisfied with them I would unite the nuc back to boost them up for winter, minus the old queen of course.
PH
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LOL....you mean you would not swarm one of your strong seven box hives into a five or six frame standard national frame nuc box, and expect them all to fit in, and be perfectly happy.
As PH says above. One brood frame, the queen and a good shake to make up the nuc.
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