Setting up adjustment layers and smart filters to allow fine tuning of parameters

I'm trying to set up a set of layers for a sort of Jill Greenberg effect that enables me to easily (dynamically) fine tune the parameters used in the various layers and filters, but I cannot find a way to set this up without using a layer group converted to a smart object (which obviously puts in a big out-of-process step)
I'm using cc: Is there a better way to do this that will enable me to tweak everything dynamically?
Here is what I am doing so far:
open adjusted photo
duplicate background
convert dup to smart object
apply high pass filter (about 60)
apply gaussian blur (about 30)
make this layer into group
add a black and white adjustment layer inside the group
add a curves adjustment layer inside the group
tweak curves so that value below 115 outputs zero and evey value above 140 outputs 255
change blend mode of group to overlay (or 1 of that family)
turn down opacity of the layer
this results in 'contour lines' in the image - to fix this the group image needs to be blurred, but to do this I either need to convert the group to a smart object
-or-
flatten the group and apply a blur filter and set overlay mode then turn off group.
By using alt-ctrl-shift-e it's actually a bit easier to tweak using the flatten technique than the group as a smart object (which means an out of process edit), but neither method is ideal.
Any smart idea to improve this?

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