Thanks for all your help.

This quote got me through the worry about the plants.
"Old leaves are old news."

I took a step back and let the plants do their thing and now they are doing GREAT.

The 'old leaves' are still there, they seem brittle and dry but they haven't dropped, I'll let the plants decide when they should go.

I'm now about 2 weeks into flowering and everybody looks happy.

Thanks again.