I think you are asking how NOT to make this same mistake again.
I take my rows when completed and put two pins side by side in the end that stays at the top, that way, even when it's right side down, where you cannot see the print, etc. you know you have the right end going in the right direction. I also look again to make sure I put the pins in the right end.
I may second guess myself but it saves me grief later. Hope this helps. Sorry you have to rip out, but snip or rip every third stitch and take out from the back so you don't distort the front of your fabric.
Sometimes I can pull out like one long gathering stitch, but this can run the risk of stretching.