I think you should be fine with going ahead with your feeding plans. Getting surprised a little bit isn't as hard on the snake as getting handled, and passed around to friends, etc.
I'm of the mindset to feed them in a separate container, but, that's based on very little experience and quite a bit of reading around on the subject. For me it worked. Plus, you can use a small feeding space, which lets you monitor things better. For example, if your snake doesn't jump at the pinkie and eat right away, you probably want to leave the pinkie and the snake together - which is much better done in a small, isolated area.
Good luck!
My new baby didn't eat at five days from when she came home. She was definitely interested, but didn't open her mouth. Two days later I tried again, and she went right for a heated-up pinkie. Ate no problems - to my great relief.
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