Just a quick point of reference, there is a safe spot in the plant boss if you want to save some time dodging/getting hit
Good luck with the runs :)
I agree that it is a solid choice to split the boards. I have spent the last week or so glitch hunting the PC version and from the things I have found the glitches will create a MASSIVE disparity in time once incorporated into the run (Probably sub 35 looking possible to me).
After the disappointment of relatively few finds (only really the abu skip) in the PS1 version and the inability to replicate (reliably in a couple cases or at all in most) the PC version glitches over to the PS1 as well as the VERY different level layouts in some cases it was the right call imo to split the boards as in a week or 2 the runs will be far from recognizable as the same.