LOL - yeah, its a great site.
As you can tell by reading the responses there is more than one way to skin a cat. You could take a gravity reading everyday if you wanted to but it is not necessary unless you're simply that curious. Of course that increases chance of infection. However, this is not what your question was about either.
I agree that your process looks good. I'm trying the primary only method and both of my ales will be in a primary for about 2.5 weeks before I will be able to bottle, assuming they'll be ready. Some people have reported leaving their beer in a plastic primary for a month will no ill effects. Others absolutely INSIST on racking it into a secondary after a week in a primary. Fact is, both can an do work just fine, its all up to what you want from your beer.
My thoughts on taking gravity reading - if its an ale and the gravity reading has remained the same for 2 - 3 days and its where you expect your FG to be then you're ready to bottle in my opinion. Letting it set will help clarify it and give the yeast some more time to clean up what they left behind. Racking it into a secondary and letting it sit awhile longer will help in the clarification process somewhat but if its reached its FG letting it set on the yeast for a bit longer or bottling it would be the route I'd go personally. Lagers are another story and I don't have any experience there. However, just by nature of lagering secondaries are nearly always used from what I understand.