s5 of Hercules - worth watching for the Dahak stuff? and in what order relative to s4 of Xena?

I've never seen Hercules in full, but on this XWP rewatch I'm actually doing the crossover episodes - and the Callisto ones are generally quite good, and make for a better watching experience. I also loved the modern day one with everybody playing the writers/producers

but so far, whenever i tried watching episodes that are somewhat important for the story, but more Herc centric, i've not enjoyed them very much at all. For example, I did not like the Hind trilogy, it was very meh.

So - knowing that - is first half of s5 worth it? I've heard it's better than other seasons of Hercules, and the Dahak stuff is reasonably interesting I guess

and in case it is worth it, what's the timeline relative to s4 of Xena - do I need to watch A Family Affair first for all the Dahak stuff to get resolved on Xena, and then go to HTLJ?