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@Hovis
There is something incredibly satisfying and also reassuring about riding your bike around and knowing in your mind "my bike is set up as perfectly to my body as it can be".
You won't ever have thoughts like "hmm, maybe if I twist my cleat a bit and move it back it will fix that niggling pain I get in the side of my knee", and then do it, and then the next time you ride you get a new pain and think "hhmmm, maybe I went too far, or maybe i went the wrong way. I'm going to change it when I get home". Then you go home and change it, then you get another pain and you think "hmm, maybe I had it right the first time and I've just made it worse, I'm going to move it back again".
The cycle never ends Fuck all that. Get the fit done. Take shit loads of photos of your cleats and bike afterwards and know you have something proper. And when you get pain, which you will because injuries happen no matter what, you know you need to work on your body, not your bike.
Just my opinion.