I have done this and in all honesty, you don`t miss that much.
You miss out on dialogoue, romances and character-specific quests (Anomen being knighted, Jaheira getting poisoned, etc), but other than that, it`s business as usual. Someone has said that you don`t get certain quests without having certain characters onboard (ie you must have Minsc to get the Trademeet quest), but this is incorrect. The game is well-structured enough to make sure you get them anyway.
I prefer a party I`ve made myself, because I enjoy trying out different character classes.
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