I think one thing that makes restructuring the opening feel wrong is that even though we hear “the Falcon still hasn’t reported in,” we see Poe and Finn appearing to just start their mission. The reason it took so long to get back was because Poe screwed up the Falcon with his shenanigans.
That could also be assumed to be they haven’t reported in to say they got to the ice planet or met up with the spy. Either or 🤷♂️