Yes, that is appearance is normal for this time of year but hold off on the pruning until early spring, when the buds begin to swell - about the time forsythia blooms or when you prune roses. And you do want to cut them back hard, especially newly planted vines. To the third set of buds for type 2&3. Established type 1's need no pruning but you can trim them also, but wait until after bloom.

How do you know what "type" you have, 1, 2 or 3?

If you know the names, you can look them up.

All Clematis regardless of type need to be hard pruned as 3's the first couple of years to get them off to a good start.

You can hard prune any Clematis that is scraggly, weak or overgrown too. It stimulates new growth.