in the end, as long as your spokes are close to the length needed, and all the spokes on the same side of the wheel are the same length, you'll be fine.
take it easy, take it slow, make small adjustments at a time. if you can, bring the wheels into your LBS to have them check the final spoke tension. if you are going to go touring on these wheels, you want them to be good.
good luck, keep us posted