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Maybe I am in the minority on this one, but if you don't have a hydrometer to take a measurement there is nothing wrong with keeping it on yeast for the extra week like you originally planned. You can certainly bottle safely once your beer reaches final gravity, but there is a line of...

I applaud your pedanticism. 🍻

I think we can agree that nearly all of those factors are exacerbated when it is also in a kit.

Well if the OP is not storing his LME correctly, they are at least getting to enjoy 80+ degree weather in October/November ;)

The issue isn't necessarily how quickly the ingredients go bad. LME is going go bad when LME goes bad, but you just have no clue when the kit was put together and how long is was sitting on some self in a warehouse. You play roulette any time you don't buy the ingredients fresh yourself.

Whirlpool 😂

I just did number 1 on my last batch so :mug:

Honey is like 95% fermentable sugar so yes the primary reason to add it in a boil is to increase alcohol content. Can't speak to other considerations as I have not used it before.