Obviously you should make it the right length, but unless it's actually too long now, which is unlikely, you'll not really notice, and your reasons for having a touch long make sense.
Pretty quick answer to my own question once it was installed. Deffo too slack with the extra link. It was a nice thought. Thanks.
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Obviously you should make it the right length, but unless it's actually too long now, which is unlikely, you'll not really notice, and your reasons for having a touch long make sense.