Hey, I don’t agree with a lot of your edit ideas, but all that’s important is that you make the film the way YOU like it. If anyone doesn’t like your choices, then they can create their own edit, or choose from the metric nut-ton of TFA edits that are surely to come.
No reason you should have to stick to what other people want for YOUR edit. Even if nobody else likes it or wants to watch it, what’s important is that YOU are happy with it, otherwise what’s the point of making an edit? Might as well stick to the theatrical at that point.