Mic sensitivity/Editing/Re-recording

Hey all,

Forgive me as I know some of these questions have been recycled here before, but was hoping for some additional insight.

To start, I made the rookie move of recording season 1 of my podcast (to be published) with a blue yeti mic. I learned from this sub that a dynamic mic (like the mv7) is the way to go. I've been considering purchasing the MV7, but wanted to ask if the difference is truly noticeable when it comes to mouth noises? For example, does the MV7 pick up slight breaths through the nose? The ones that are so faint they almost sound like a whistle? Of course, I ended up buying some attachments for the yeti like a pop filter, shock mount, turned the gain way down etc

That's a segue to, how important do y'all find it when editing to remove all of these noises? In the past I've listened to Ted Radio Hour or random books on audible and obviously, the sound quality is pristine. Of course, as a newbie I understand that my product isn't going to match high end studios, but I do find breathing noises or mouth clicks to be tough to listen to. I know everyone has different preferences/thoughts on this as I've combed through the sub. I guess the real question is - are these noises often a deal breaker for potential audiences? I know the answer(s) may vary depending on the listener/effectiveness of the content (open to any thoughts though).

I actually hired someone to edit for me as I found the process quit tedious/time consuming, but I found that even this person didn't edit out all of the breaths/mouth clicks. At that point, I wasn't sure if I was overthinking it (or if I hired someone that just did a mediocre job). Previously (however) when I did the editing myself I think I was so focused on removing the noises that I accidentally made my episodes almost harsh or choppy and that made it sound more unnatural. I have also read here that there are some great tools that can be used to automatically remove mouth clicks, for example.

Lastly, what do we think about re-recording? For my first few episodes I took more or a riff approach and although I'm fairly decent at improvising I found my episodes were far better once I used a script and stuck to it. Listening back on some of my initial episodes where I was figuring out the audio/my approach, makes me think it's almost worth grabbing an mv7 and re-doing a few. I ended up transcribing the audio from those episodes and have considered doing that. Granted, I'm not sure if that's just perfectionism hindering progress. And I'm most definitely not a perfectionist just acutely aware how many fantastic podcasts/forms of media are out there.

Thank you for reading and I appreciate any thoughts/advice/insight etc.