Yes, I would also plane that x intersection down a bit.
I'm sure that top will make a fine sounding guitar as it is, but here are a couple of things I would do differently: Is the rim outline the faint pencil line a bit in from the edge? If so, it looks like you don't plan to tuck the lower x brace legs under the liners. That is fine, I don't either, but I would trim the ends of these braces down a bit more from the last 'peak' to make them more flexible; I think it makes them less likely to pop off should the guitar get misused. I also like to think that making the plate quite flexible around the lower bout's edges helps the bass response and volume(?), and generally gives 'more sound' or more 'openness' to its voice (hey, not only are these things hard to describe with words, but I'm writing in a foreign language! Let's just say I think it will make it sound better...) Actually I would make the all brace peaks a bit lower, and ideally move the lower ones both on the tone bars and the x braces a bit closer to the center of the top. This again to bring out more of the qualities of a flexible perimeter, and a more gradual tapering of the tops rigidity.
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