I hope someone makes these changes and leaves the rest uncut. I’d like to see a rearranged version of the film leaving everything else intact.
Me too. If the FX shots that I’m unable to do were out there, I’d merely do the things outlined in my post (and mute the rathtar burp), and slap a silent version of my logo after the credits, and call it a day.
It would keep Luke as the main macguffin, rather than switching to SKB and then switching back. It would also be a less precise mirror of ANH, with Alderaan and Yavin IV. And you’d avoid the question about how the weapon was able to fire twice if it absorbs its sun each time. Come to think of it, this would dovetail nicely with destroying multiple planets at once; SKB only gets one shot after is absorbs its sun, so it is designed to hit multiple targets to take out the Republic capital.
EDIT: It would also dovetail well with Hux’s line, "The collapse of the planet has begun."