Ballistic,
I'd consider what you where told to be correct however you might want to go ahead and try it.. It might let the fork slighlty less effciently and hence acomplish what you want. However only very slightly.. If your as happy with the performance then either call your tuner and let them know so when they service it they can make a small reduction in compression, or just wait till its time and let them know.
You mention doing the forks, was the shock changed? I don't know all the info however if the shock was not changed the proper amount, the weight bais might not be right and hence the forks seem stiff.. Just some thoughts.
Best Regards,
Jer