Rubi -- I think Tronman meant to say that you close off the bleeder just *before* it stops squirting fluid.
At anyrate, having done this more than once on my 3804 ... You *do* want to replace your bleeders with the barbed ones (to get a hose on). Not only can you prevent a mess on the shop floor and stop sucking air back into the line, you can also reuse that fluid (once the air bubbles evacuate themselves ... and the fluid is still good and not nasty).
If an assistant to pump the brake pedal for you is not available, as in my case, you may find spending about $60 on a power bleeder to be a help. I use one made by Motive Products with the adapter to fit the AD truck brake reservoir. It really makes brake bleeding easy, quick and *almost* fun.
