now that I have more time, I am thinking of expanding my Lee filters collection with a view to doing some more landscape photography. I have some ND grads and circular polariser. If you have some Lee filters, what would you add? Thanks for taking the time.
Which Lee filters?
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Honestly speaking, the only filters i will use whether it is from LEE or not will be the following:
1. 0.9 GND soft and hard
2. 0.6 GND soft
3. 1.2 GND soft
4. 0.6 ND
5. 3.0 ND [10stops]
6. 1.8 ND [6stops]
7. Circular Polarizer
I have all above, and i use each according to the scenes, not necessary to use them all, but those are the only most used filters to me, the only another filter i may use if i am lucky is IR filter, i have it but used it very few when i traveled, also i bought some colors filters to use with film cameras.
1. 0.9 GND soft and hard
2. 0.6 GND soft
3. 1.2 GND soft
4. 0.6 ND
5. 3.0 ND [10stops]
6. 1.8 ND [6stops]
7. Circular Polarizer
I have all above, and i use each according to the scenes, not necessary to use them all, but those are the only most used filters to me, the only another filter i may use if i am lucky is IR filter, i have it but used it very few when i traveled, also i bought some colors filters to use with film cameras.
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You might also want to add a Reverse ND Grad on your list 
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Hard Grads are the most usefull, most professional landscape photographers would agree. Soft Grads are ok for balancing strong directional lighting.
0.6 (2 Stops) Hard Grad
0.9 (3 Stops) Hard Grad
0.9 (3 Stops) Soft Grad
0.9 (3 Stop) ND Filter
(6 Stop) Lee Little Stopper
(10 Stop) Lee Big Stopper
Polariser.
0.6 (2 Stops) Hard Grad
0.9 (3 Stops) Hard Grad
0.9 (3 Stops) Soft Grad
0.9 (3 Stop) ND Filter
(6 Stop) Lee Little Stopper
(10 Stop) Lee Big Stopper
Polariser.
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Something to add
I started with smaller Hitech filters in P-series size in the past, then later i upgraded to Hitech larger standard size 4x4-4x5", then i bought few LEE filters, but during that time i looked more on another brands, and then i went to my ultimate filters options, Glass 3rd party filters, better quality and some are even much cheaper than LEE filters, and i couldn't be happier, i may sell my LEE resin filters sooner or later if no use.
I started with smaller Hitech filters in P-series size in the past, then later i upgraded to Hitech larger standard size 4x4-4x5", then i bought few LEE filters, but during that time i looked more on another brands, and then i went to my ultimate filters options, Glass 3rd party filters, better quality and some are even much cheaper than LEE filters, and i couldn't be happier, i may sell my LEE resin filters sooner or later if no use.