Is there a point to upgrade from 4GB to 8GB?

Hi
I have a MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz with 4GB memory (2010).
I want to upgrade my hard drive from 250(5400rpm) to a 500GB or bigger (7200rpm).
So I'm thinking since I'm already upgrading, should I get more memory?
I find it sluggish at times, but I've been blaming the hard drive for the most part.
But I'm wondering if doubling my memory would make an even bigger impact on the performance?
I will be doing some Final Cut at some point and video converting, so I'm wondering if the extra memory would be worth it?
*Yes I know it's a small machine for Final Cut. But I had a Mac Pro until I quite my job, so buying it I never thought I would need more power :-S
Anyway, let me know what you think. Thanks.

I would recommend getting a solid state drive rather than a faster hard drive, that would make a far greater difference than upgrading from a 5400RPM HDD to one that spins at 7200RPM and either replace your optical drive with a second hard drive or using an external drive for non-essential storeage. I'd also upgrade the RAM because 2x4GB of DDR3-1066 RAM is super cheap right now, I added 8GB of RAM from Crucial to my 2008 MacBook Unibody for around $80.

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