For someone like myself who wasn't born to catch the original in theaters, but was heavily raised on them, my only experience with the summer tradition came through the prequels. So I have no problem breaking this tradition, haha.

For Episode I, my friends and I first watched the original then off to the theater we went. For Episode II we first watched the originals, followed by Episode I, and then to the theater. Finally for Episode III we broke the pattern and watched them in order. My buddy's dad had an awesome projection set-up in his backyard, so I fully admit, the summer provided us a good setting for that.

I enjoyed the prequels for what they were back then, when I was a bit younger, but it's hard for me to sit through any of them anymore. In that sense, I am fully open to breaking tradition, because it tells me the creators are willing to mix things up. Even through something as small as a release date change, shines a glimmer of hope for something fresh with these movies.