You could always try and find other places to put the scene. You could even place it after Rey leaves with the Falcon and Luke feels like he has hit an all time low. I think it would be a great placement as well since it really gives you a sense of desperation before we enter the end of the Second Act.
And it would require color grading the deleted scene to being at night, but I think it is doable as shown by the collaborative work on your PT edits.