Need advice on which version to update with!

Hello!
Hoping for some good advice here! I've been running 10.5.3 for last 20 months, and it's been very stable etc... anyway, I now have to update to 10.5.5 or later in order to run some new software (RED plugin for FCP to be exact). Please could someone tell me which is considered to be the most reliable version of Leopard to update to?!
Many thanks in advance...!
Caroline

Given several updates and a few Combo (or combined) updates have been issued
since the early Leopard introduction versions, you may have to consider making
a backup clone of your earlier system on a bootable volume, and then proceed to
update using the latest 10.5.8 - or whatever the level - Combo update. Then get
the Security Updates, any Java updates, Flash & Shockwave player updates, &
QuickTime (and if using QT with Pro key, prepare to buy the update to Pro) plus
any other items to bring the Leopard system fully up to date.
Then, if your software does not work, you may consider newer versions or updates
available for your present software (third party) that may have been available to
the later users of Leopard. A few manufacturers of software do provide updates to
their retail products that do not necessarily cost. Though some offer retail upgrades.
Some issues in Leopard builds can relate to a previous Tiger system upgrade path;
where an upgrade via Archive and Install may have carried issues forward. An all
new installation from scratch on a wiped (zero-overwritten/reformatted) hard drive
can help in some cases. There are a variety of reasons why, in some cases, there
could be an issue with some build update of Leopard 10.5; depends on configuration.
Even if I don't know what I'm talking about...
Good luck & happy computing!

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