... I had finished this project and wanted to be sure how to handle open pins. I have left unused pins open in the past. I read this article http://www.piclist.com/techref/logic/xtrapins.htm on the web and it was not clear about an open drains. His reference to adding a resistor must be over kill.

I will pull out the 10K resistor since that will just help me with space on board.

Thank you the answer.