In reply to mason_7:
I did it last year and I felt the boulder was worth including. It's nothing life changing but it is pleasently simple climbing with satisfying exposure. I didn't follow the line of Direct Route as the chimney was looking slimy, instead we had fun just following our noses. At 200m it's also about a third of the total ridge!
There were a number of other parties on the ridge when I did it and they were almost all happy to skip it so you would probably be in the majority if you do miss it out.
It probably added about two hours onto my time so bear that in mind if you don't manage an early start.
The rest of the ridge is solo territory for all but the least confident, apart from the sections around the Great Tower. It's common to pitch the Gap and some people like a rope for the section just before from the end of the Eastern Traverse to the top of the Tower.