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Totally get where you're coming from in this! It seems like you want to try and keep that child-like wonder you get with music, which makes total sense.

It's all down to preference really. Like you said with wanting to keep music 'cloudy in your mind - That perception is something you can actually switch in and off (even if you know theory) it just comes down to approaching the song like a listener rather than making the choice to analyse it.

For me, listening to music is just like that. I don't think about a single bit of theory and songs still give me goosebumps, make me cry, give me nostalgia etc - that's never got lost. I can always make the choice to start to analyse what's going on, but it's completely a choice. It's kinda like, when something in a tune hits me I'm like 'Wow! What was that?' And the fun for me is being able to actually find out and play it, like it brings me closer to the sound

There's really no right or wrong though, it's all just how you want to experience music