Also, don't get hung up on smoothness. Seriously.
Yeah, you may be able to feel a difference when you spin the spindle with your fingers. But, you won't feel a difference in your feet.
I'm The Princess and the Pea when it comes to bike feel and I've never had issues with various pedals...and I've tried LOTS of them, including the coveted Shimano Dura Ace PD-7400
I used them for a week and went back to clipless pedals.