Things I would like to know before updating to KitKat

Hi everyone,
Am new to Sony and am delaying doing the update via PCC or SUS until the bugs I have read about are sorted.  Meanwhile i have a couple of questions which I cannot find answers to. 
How do I get rid of the notification I have on my phone telling me 14.3.A.0.681 is waiting? selecting 'clear' does not work. 
I read about the upcoming fixes due shortly but does that mean I will need to go ahead and install the 'buggy' 14.3.A.0.681 beforehand OR will a complete new KitKat be available to replace Jellybean? 
Have noted alexdon's advice of things to be aware of before updating but should the phone be on or off? 
Presumably MTP needs to be activated and USB debugging on?
Generally is it wise to do a factory reset after FW update?
Sorry to ask so many questions but updating Samsung Galaxy via Kies was never straightforward so want to be prepared this time and hopefully any responses will help others too.  Thank you
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You cannot get rid of the notification until you update,if you clear data for update centre it will come back.
It seems that you can wait for the next update without installing this one,but I am not sure if it will work fine when you update.
The phone must be turned on for PC companion(I updated to kitkat about 4 days ago and it needed the phone on).Sony update service needs the phone turned off because it first checks for the firmware version.
You need to have MTP enabled.
About the factory reset,it is not necessarily.I have not done factory resets and I do not encounter big problems with the KK(only the loudpeaker-earspeaker thing).Even before,on my Xperia P,I have not reseted to factory settings after each update.
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