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How will you install tires without modifying suspension loading?

One option is align first, then tires.

Hunter is fine. Sequence of your plan isn't

 

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Sequence of your plan isn't

Well, never mind then.

 

The sequence part was in case you had no opportunity to settle the car prior to alignment.
In that case, and I've done it this way, get aligned first, then apply tires.
It should be very close that way.

I assumed you didn't have a drive in between.

If driving its hard to say how well it will settle in that distance, depending on road conditions and the condition of the car.

Best bet may be do just as you propose, tires, drive (backroads / windy / heavy braking, etc) to align

Then go back to Sears a week or two later and ask them to recheck under their warranty for alignment!

Sorry for not continuing the discussion before, I've been under the car installing rack, and on the computer off and on.




But the Hunter machines are excellent for the work and you have technicians that know what they are doing, so that's very positive. Be sure you can give them the torques for the rear bolts, our Sears guy didn't have the torque figures. Getting a torque wrench on them can be hard, we used a crowsfoot socket on a torque wrench.