ACR settings prior to merging

I've recently started to use CS5 Photomerge for panoramas, focus stacking and some HDR. I'm interested in learning the recommend ACR workflow prior to doing the photomerge. I shoot with the camera (5DII) set to UniWB to assure reliable histograms as I expose to the right. My searches have led me to the following ACR workflow and settings:
- Reset CR defaults to 0 for Recovery, Fill Light, Blacks, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpening amount, Noise Reduction and a linear tone curve.
- From Bridge open all images to be merged in CR. Select All.
- Set White Balance as desired. (Since the camera is set to UniWB when I open the image in ACR, Temp and Tint are at the minimum.)
- Set Exposure as desired and 'Done'.
- At this point, from the bridge: Tools>Photoshop>Photomerge or Merge to HDR Pro. Save the merged file as TIFF.
- I then use ACR controls on this file (and later CS5 as/if needed).
Questions: Is this the recommended workflow prior to merge? Is the TIFF file I've saved after the merge a "scene referred" file?

Hello d2inaa
Congratulations on your new Mac!
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