Ah, you're right, Sailor Sakura's standard attack completely slipped my mind there. Either way you would be good. The water clone jutsu will accupuncture and for sure give you a chase as long as it hits a ninja that can be chased. However, I would go with the Poison Tai, as that's what I used in my old water main build. My original thought was also that the clone would soak up some damage, but of course, that's what Sai is partially there to do.
And those summons should work. The summon you should use is the Illusion crow.
So your chase would go: Water Main Knockdown, Sai Repulse, Sakura High Float, Water Main Low Float (from summon), Water Main Repulse (from chase), and then Haku Low Float.
Another way it could go from Sai causing High Float with his clones is: Sai high Float, Water Main Low Float (with summon), Water main repulse (with chase), and then Sakura High Float. The second way won't get you as many floats, but something is better than nothing, and you should more often than not be getting floats started a different way anyway.