There are better ways.
Next time, after fuel system is all buttoned up and before you crank the engine at all, place a hand operated vaccum pump (those brake bleed kits) on the system at any point at or after the fuel filter. My 6.2L diesel has one at the housing. If there is no other place, put it on the return line from the pump only. Pump until the fuel runs clear. Start as normal.
The other trick is to button the system up, and remove the shut off solenoid wire from the pump. Crank for 3 or so rounds of 20 seconds on/ 5 minsutes off. Put the wire back on the pump. Start. It may run a little rough, but should start. By doing this, the shut of solenoid will not allow the pump to fill the injector lines with air. Air goes back to the tank. This is a little more risky the first time because you don't know how many rounds of priming it will take to remove the air. You czan get an educated guess byt he schrader valve though.
I have disconnected the glow plug system and fired these on starting fluid as a lazy way to prime them, killing a worn out 6.9L IDI in the process, so I would advise against that.