That is fair. Sometimes you just have to try things out and the compare them once their fully laid out, to really get a sense of their differences.

I do think it would be good to render out that alternate version, because I feel like they could be useful to future editors potentially.

+1 on darker Rey version. You might not want to use it, but I loved the version where you used the darker, alternate track of her theme for that moment. I also think including the cliff stuff is a good idea. You did a good job cutting the shots of the planet falling apart, so it’s a bit of a shame you’re reverting it, but sometimes that happens when you realize you prefer how it was before.