lw2jgog: You could prepare the Yrdens before you touch the dreams, as well. :D
Quen'ing immediately before touching dreams is also reasonable.
I believe that in latest patches, harpies have been said to be immune to traps (and thus I think to Yrden too). Quen had also been nerfed, but it's still a must in difficult fights.
Any way, against this mob of harpies, I also recommend bomb spawning and rolling around till the weaker harpies are down. Then you can take of the strongest opponent with strong attack.