How many of y'all have finished the game with the Demon Bell rung and without Kuro's Blessing? Have you kept them off in subsequent runs?

After NG, I never bothered to switch off either and was mostly fine. But I guess that mostly came down to experience with fighting the bosses that were initially huge roadblocks.

How was your experience? Do you keep both off, or maybe only one of the two? Interested in hearing your opinions!