It wouldn’t solve as many things as elegantly, as to me it still begs the question “why was Palpatines literal or figurative puppet so keen on killing her last time?”
Interestingly enough, Snoke’s reason for wanting Rey to die (“you have the spirit of a true Jedi”) would also be the reason Palpatine would want her dead. Essence transfer doesn’t work if the kill comes from somebody without hatred or vengeance (i.e. a Jedi).
These two simple line removals just make everything click so much better imo. The alternative is a lengthy procedure that removes large portions of this film to have things make sense.