I like the changes you made. Having the infeed of many of your tools convenient to your bench will save a lot of miles of walking. I ended up staggering my jointer and planer so they aren't right next to each other, allowing a cart (and me) to fit when using it. I tend to run many pieces at one time and plane with pieces end-to-end to minimize snipe. Having a cart to stage pieces (especially many short pieces) makes the process more manageable.