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IF this is a load bearing wall, cut the new studs a hair longer than the distance between the plates, so that they actually do something. I generally recommend a hair from a brunette.
Leave the old studs, don't do anything to them apart from making sure you kill any mold that might have started. Trying to remove them serves no purpose other than creating more work for nothing
Check the old studs for straightness and match the new ones accordingly.
JR
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