A couple of days is correct. Maybe you can say "a couple more days" to correct the second sentence.
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JasoA couple of days is correct.I would agree with Jaso as to the correctness of the first sentence. However, many people use "a couple days", according to Google (2,450,000 hits, including a title).
Maybe you can say "a couple more days" to correct the second sentence.