The suns change position in almost the same way in the theatrical, so if this is jarring it isn’t because of what we did here. I am fairly certain it’s the same footage of the suns even.
It’s a bad cut in the theatrical, too - the only thing that makes it slightly better is that there are figures in the foreground also blipping into existence so theres’ something else drawing attention to the fact the suns are just blinking around the screen. But it’s a bad cut either way. Again, it’s not “suggesting” anything, it’s just jump-cutting celestial bodies across the screen. if there’s a way to cut to something else before cutting back it’ll play better than just BLIP.
Right, this is what I’ve tried to explain before: BB-8’s movement makes the transition smoother and the suns act as background elements instead of being the main point of attention (at least until the Falcon arrives):
In the original version this edit works, because a) Rey’s silhoutte is in front of the first sun, making it different enough composition-wise from the shot before and b) BB-8 carries his momentum from one shot into the next one by rolling in front of the other sun, so the suns end up giving both characters a halo…
edit: My point is: With all these elements removed, the cut is more obvious. It would be great, albeit not easy, to find a way to compensate for that, while keeping the mood of the scene intact.