I thought that the rule was 24 hours for Gibson guitars but only 12 for Martin guitars? Still, if you've been following the rule for years how on earth can you ever know! Just take the old ones off, stick the new ones on (all at once or one at a time it doesn't matter - if it does there's something wrong with your guitar) and get back to playing.

And seeing as someone mentioned bridge-pin removal, if you need some sort of device to remove them, you're pushing them in too hard. The pins simply hold the ball end in a notch in the bridge plate inside your guitar. They are not a friction device to hold the string in place. Sometimes the ball end does make them stick and, if this happens, simply push the string back down the bridge hole and the pin should come out.
Ray (Owner of numerous high end guitars and guitar re-stringer for over 40 years!)