Trial and full version

I have had the trial for 2 days and really like it. I would rather buy the retail version so I can have the manual and the DVD (or CD) rather than just paying for the serial number online.
Once I have the software should I uninstall the trial version and then load the retail full version from the DVD (CD)...or just take the serial number off the retail version I will buy tomorrow at the apple store and authorize the trial version. I don't have anything on the program yet that cannot be deleted. I just took some random pics to test it.
I guess my question is: would the retail version be a cleaner install.
Thanks

Retail version and Trial are binary identical at a given version level, so there is no point reinstalling. You may want to download the latest update (2.1.3 combo update) from the download site if the trial version is older, after entering your serial number. I tend to prefer the download approach although I've only had one hiccup that may have been due to swupdate.

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3. Click on the blue button: Still need help? Contact us – then click the button marked “chat now”
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You know, I had seen your similar post in other forum with same issue. This itself is confusing for other participants including myself to keep track of forum discussion regarding same issue.
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Hope this is the right forum for this question.
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