Some additional thoughts, riffing on the recut Leia death scene.

Cut back to shot of Leia laying down while holding Han’s medal (Han’s memory is a part of her plan)

 In this shot, perhaps try to add a VO of Leia saying "remember"...perhaps even re-purposing her use of the 
 word from somewhere else in the saga?

Then, after their final exchange of “Dad?” … “I know”, instead of Ben turning to throw his saber into the sea, cut to Ben (still in the fight) close up shot of dropping his saber and we’re back into the action of Rey grabbing the saber and stabbing him and Leia’s hand dropping as the last of her energy is spent.

 I don't know if it might help with storytelling in this beat, but one might still use the "memory" Ben 
 throwing the saber figuratively to match cut with his dropping the saber actually.

Just thinking out loud.