Ronster said:

I was just thinking of it in terms of watching the 1st film and then sticking the next one on straight afterwards if that makes sense now.

I was not considering any particular span of time that was supposed to have passed between the 2 films. It was "Fun" anyway and I made myself chuckle about the idea this morning. :)

Well certainly some time passed. Don't forget that they had time to

Pursue the Rebel Forces across the galaxy
Run into that bounty hunter on Ord Mantell
Establish a new secret base
Dispatch thousands of probes
Install those new landing gear boxes on the Falcon

So, no, it's a bad idea.