The elbow effect only happens once.
ah yes then the best would be to stick as close to your normal notation of the congas as possible.
do the same thing using a 5-line staff. i would however suggest in general using the G/D lines (you could transpose your whole conga part down a 2nd before adding the gliss). then on the lines is ord. and your gliss will stand out visually and make sure the percussionist sees it.
using different #'s of staff lines is really helpful in orchestral parts, especially where a number of different instruments are used. the different numbers function really well as cues; i typically only use 5-line staves for pitched instruments, and traditional (since early 20th) and orchestral parts use 1-liners commonly, it isn't at all old-fashioned!
eg. if i have 4 WB and use a 3-liner, they stand out immediately from the 5-line staff, making insrument changes intuitive through visual cues. if in the same part 3 toms are used, i would put them on the lines, again, visually it stands out.
another thing, using the lines as the ord. position/manner of playing, you can indicate centre/edge in the same manner as i described above.
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