Ive been doing my first play through of the witcher 2 should i use any mods?

I got the witcher 2 a week or so ago and i knew the combat rebalance was out but i figured i would wait to mod the game. Should i mod the game now or wait until i finish the game once? I only ask because the combat rebalance seems like it would make the game more enjoyable and if i decided to mod that why not do a couple of texture mods as well assuming they arent to taxing.

mod it now with the rebalance mod - it improves heaps more than just a few combat tweaks