Best way to trade in Spots (Leopard) for Stripes (Tiger)

On December 26th, I upgraded from Tiger to Leopard.
I have two external FireWire drives that have bootable Tiger clones, made with SuperDuper!, that are from moments before I upgraded.
While I like the usability enhancements that come with Leopard, I've decided I'm not ready to part with PhotoShop elements 2.0 just yet, and I'd like to get back to Tiger.
I just want Tiger and my apps back, along with any docs/pics/etc that I've updated in the month since the upgrade, especially Mail messages.
Which way sounds best (or will even work)?
1. Boot from one of the externals, use Migration Assistant to bring the updated files to the Tiger volume, then use SD to clone that disk back to the internal hard drive.
2. Boot from one of the externals, try to manually figure out what to move, then clone.
3. Back up the Leopard internal HD to one of the externals (will have to replace the existing Tiger backup, most likely), then erase internal HD, use Tiger install DVDs then Migration Assistant to bring the files/apps from the backed-up Leopard drive to the newly installed Tiger internal HD.
Will any of those work? Which will be the best at preserving updated files/messages? Any better suggestions?

Best, IMO, is to drag & drop your new docs, pics, etc. to a Tiger volume and reclone it over the Leopard one. Before you do that, depending on the e-mail app, you can possibly just drag any new messages (if Mail) into the appropriate ~/Library/Mail folder. Whether or not that'll work is beyond my ken, since I don't use it—I use Eudora which is sync'd between all bootable volumes.
For alternatives, see the MacFixIt reinstall tutorial:
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20070507084548849 Or, search these forums for revert and sort by date. Many posts on what steps to take.

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