I changed the wait to 188 - tested ok
I was not aware that INPUT pin# was a way to release the pin and I kind of felt unsure as to why I set it low, I guess it was a psychological way of undoing the high.
Anyways looking in the PBP bible 5.41 it says that using TRISB.5 = 1 is a more efficient way, not sure if it is just because it is faster to write when setting all pins to input at once.
I figured not using anything might be even more efficient so I just removed the last line altogether and the reading is still good.

So do you think leaving it out is ok or is there a chance it might create issues?

Mike