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I'm on the lost metal (7) and everything I've seen is flavor. Descendants of characters in the first arc, mythology around characters in the first arc, some involvement of ones who aren't impacted by time the same way, etc. You won't be missing plot points if it's not fresh.
I also read secret history after 6, and I honestly couldn't tell you the "minor spoilers" of the second arc he says it has. (Maybe an awareness of one character you're already aware of if you've read Stormlight or secret projects.) I'd personally say you're safe reading it without the second arc, and the different perspective on some key points in the first arc were pretty impactful.
I have decided to re-read Mistborn series. As predicted, once I found that I don't have to read the first arc again, I realised I want to read it. So, will start up on it soon.
For whatever reason I've seen people say they don't consider The Lost Metal a critical part of the second arc (maybe because it happens or was written a few years later?). I would disagree wholeheartedly and think it makes the series. It's what finally pulls the second era to a comparable level to the first era for me.
It's part of 2nd era for me. That's the reason I delayed reading the 2nd era so much, wanted it to completely finish before jumping into it.