Thanks for the response! I had missed the Simultaneous Actions rule, definitely seems to matter here. Good to know that even if some tables might allow it, that it isn't a set thing.
Also have to say, with learning this game, there are A LOT of minutia that don't seem to matter until they suddenly matter very much. The core rules arent that complicated (three actions, d20 + number against DC, crit succeed/fail on difference of 10), but it'll probably be easy for me to forget details in play.