Wow! After just reading Williams blog that you linked Hal - DO IT and GOD SPEED!! (although I think you have finished this edit? I see it is on fanedit.org)

https://humaniterations.net/2016/03/26/how-to-fix-the-force-awakens/

For such a simple core change to the story, it makes a massive difference to the movie and sounds like it would be an incredible movie to watch in comparison to the theatrical release. While I did enjoy TFA, I already had issues with it even while watching it for the first time and started to elaborate as much as I walked away from the cinema. If this edit is indeed completed, I can’t wait to give it a watch 😃

.Valheru