Re: the removal of the insignia ring:- For me personally, the ring was never something that bothered me one way or another.
The original scene with the ring worked fine even with the edit that completely removed the earlier broom boy scene. The context is very clear. In ESB I didn’t take one look at Yoda’s walking stick and think omg where the hell did that come from. Same with the ring. That said, the edit without the ring is pretty flawless, but I see your point that it lingers on his face too long now.