juniper prune

I just got three new junipers today. One I believe a needle juniper, and the other two are sargent junipers (none are tagged). I am in zone 8B. Do you think I can do any work on these now, pruning/repotting? Or do I need to try to be patient and wait?

If you are an experienced plant person, you can work on the top now. If you are a neophyte, wait.

If those were my junipers, even if I was in south east Texas, Id stick 'em in the ground! Play with them in spring or leave them to fatten up. (this is assuming you have ground in which to stick 'em)
-jay