I respectfully disagree. How could the original cut be "more" ridiculous? At least he had seen her-- that his attention to the Force allows him to predict her route to some degree is totally in line with what they tell us the Force can do.

The new cut exaggerates the flaws of the original. By finding the culprit without the slightest trail or clue, in the space of a single cut gives them extra superpowers that we never see anywhere else in the saga. If they can do this, they can never be fooled or lost or anything.

But by having Obi Wan jump out the window and grab the floating thingy, Obi Wan at least gets dragged in the direction of the bad guy. At least they get a hint about, I don't know, what point on the compass they should be looking in. What half of the city. What general area to focus their amazing powers. Without that, it's like a Superfriends cut-- no connecting tissue of logic at all-- just: "Hey, there he is!"

Personally, I always loved the boldness of Obi Wan's move. The surprise of him jumping through the window was one brief moment in the first screening when I thought I might love this movie. I wish there were more surprises like that

When Anakin and Obi Wan follow the drone, they are given "clues" to follow back to the culprit. Without that, the jump cut is too vast and illogical for me, especially considering the material that is cut makes at least as much sense, if not more.

Sorry to write so much, but I wanted to lay out my case. I love that you're trying radical changes, Mrbenja, but I would truly dislike to see this particular change.