diff --git a/benchmarks/flux2klein/README.md b/benchmarks/flux2klein/README.md
index cb75fb2..3207f59 100644
--- a/benchmarks/flux2klein/README.md
+++ b/benchmarks/flux2klein/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ Do not call a workflow fully optimal from one benchmark image. Use these batches
 
 ## Latest review
 
-- 2026-08-23 overnight single-image smoke: clean full-body white-background restage with strong identity retention and a tidy silhouette. Keep `runs/2026-08-23T02-05-24-860Z-single-smoke/` ready for the 6am pass; no stronger promotion yet.
+- 2026-08-23 overnight single-image smoke: clean full-body white-background restage with strong identity retention, a tidy silhouette, and no obvious background clutter. Keep `runs/2026-08-23T02-05-24-860Z-single-smoke/` as the current benchmark winner, but queue one more smoke test before any broader promotion.
 - 2026-08-21 overnight single-image smoke: clean full-body studio restage on a pure white background, with good identity retention and a tidy silhouette. Treat it as the current benchmark winner for now, but keep one more smoke test queued before any stronger promotion.
 - 2026-08-22 overnight single-image smoke: another clean white-background restage with strong identity retention, a tidy full-body silhouette, and no obvious background clutter. It was the prior winner before the 2026-08-23 run.
diff --git a/benchmarks/flux2klein/overnight-state.json b/benchmarks/flux2klein/overnight-state.json
index cdf4bf9..45a4fe9 100644
--- a/benchmarks/flux2klein/overnight-state.json
+++ b/benchmarks/flux2klein/overnight-state.json
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
       }
     }
   ],
-  "reviewPending": true,
-  "verdict": null,
+  "reviewPending": false,
+  "verdict": "keep benchmark winner; follow-up smoke queued",
   "date": "2026-08-23T02:06:31.524Z",
   "optimizedPaths": [
     "optimized/image-edit/flux2klein-9b-fp8-edit-master",
     "optimized/notes/flux2klein.md"
   ],
-  "reviewedAt": "2026-08-22T05:00:00Z"
+  "reviewedAt": "2026-08-23T05:00:00Z"
 }
diff --git a/optimized/notes/flux2klein.md b/optimized/notes/flux2klein.md
index bf7db90..b1555ce 100644
--- a/optimized/notes/flux2klein.md
+++ b/optimized/notes/flux2klein.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   - better reference/outpaint control if portable
 - Treat the `geceff` multi-reference pack as a donor for future reference-heavy variants, not as the first default promotion.
 - The 2026-08-22 overnight `image-edit-9b-distilled` smoke stayed clean enough to keep the current `flux2klein-9b-fp8-edit-master` lane as the benchmark winner for now: strong identity retention, a tidy full-body silhouette, and a clean white background. Keep one more smoke test queued before any broader claim of stability.
+- The 2026-08-23 overnight `image-edit-9b-distilled` smoke is still clean enough to keep `flux2klein-9b-fp8-edit-master` as the benchmark winner: identity stayed locked, the body read stayed clean, and the white background remained uncluttered. Queue another smoke test before any stronger promotion.
 
 ## What needs Monday proof