IPad Disk Space Question

I have the 64GB 3G version of the iPad. I use it primarily for apps; currently about 3GB worth. I also have about 3GB worth of music on it, no photos and no videos.
I've noticed that as I download new apps, and updates to my already installed apps, my "Other" category (The orange section) increases.
I've found that even just updating already installed apps, my "Other" category increases, and not by a lot, depending on the app, it could be as little as 1MB and as much as 10MB. Currently, I'm at about 410MB of "Other".
Is this normal and why does this happen? Curiosity is striking me.
Also, just another small, off the wall question... is there a wrong way to close an app? In other words, when im finished in an app, is pressing the "Home" button at any time good? I wasn't sure if closing out in the middle of a game or something is bad for it, much like it could be for a PC program.
My iPad and I are new to each other, so thank you in advance for your help.
Justin

I'm sort of confused here... I've gone ahead and removed two apps and installed two new apps by way of syncing through iTunes just now...
The apps I installed were smaller in size than the two apps I removed.
I downloaded my two new apps, hit the black X's on the two apps I wanted to remove, synced it all up, and my "Other" category STILL increased by about 3MB.
Now, this may be totally normal; or it may not be. I'm trying to better understand if I'm doing this all correctly, and if, indeed, my "Other" category should still be increasing, even though the amount of data I have on here is actually about 2MB less than what I had before... Thanks everyone!

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