Macbook Pro Retina Migration question

Hey all and thanks in advance. I have a new Mid 2012 Macbook Pro Retina that I bought that is headed out to me. I am currently deployed to Iraq. I have a older 13inch Macbook Pro. I want to move all of my data from this one to the new one. I've owned macs for years but being out here I lack high speed internet. Well I have broadband but its painfully slow.
I ordered the OWC SSD 480 gig that I will be swapping out with the 256 SSD in the Retina. My question is when I go to do this would it be best to pop the SSD into the envoy use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone my existing Macbook to the SSD then install it?
The reason I ask is the verison on that Macbook is older then the one on my 13inch Macbook Pro. I am unable to download Lion as 4 gigs would take 2 weeks out here. I am selling this current Macbook to a buddy so I want a exact copy of it on the Retina. Will Mac OS X work properly if I do that or should I use Time Machine or Migration assistance?
Oh also if I do the migration assistance I have the Thunderbold Gigabit Ethernet Adapter...will that work when doing Migration Assistant?
Thanks!

Do not attempt to clone your older version of OS X to the new computer. The new computer has the required version of OS X already installed. Leave it alone.
The only thing you need do is migrate your data to the new computer. You can do this using Migration Assistant or the Setup Assistant if you have a backup of your older computer. You will need to have your backup on an external drive unless you can connect the two computers via Firewire. If possible do this from the Setup Assistant when you first start the new computer.

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