It sure does, Karla. The line of in the vinyl and the line of the leaf are now continuous and it separates the flowers from some of their reflection in a really pleasing way.
Funny you should mention cropping - come on over and join us on our chat - Cropping and traumatization ;) - #6 by Barbara_Graham
But in terms of this one…I think Mark and I saw that the line would nicely underscore the beauty of the flowers themselves and also eliminate the part of the image that wasn’t doing much for your subject. Negative space is a tricky thing, but in my experience works best with minimalist images.