Fix whitespace in periodic summary by inlining albums list

Inline periodic_albums_list computation into periodic_summary_formatted
using {%- -%} whitespace control to prevent unwanted whitespace in the
formatted output. Add documentation about this Jinja2 pattern to CLAUDE.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Author: Alexei Dolgolyov (dolgolyov.alexei@gmail.com)
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## Jinja2 Whitespace Issue
Home Assistant evaluates all blueprint variables before conditions are checked. When a variable's Jinja2 template contains whitespace (newlines, indentation), that whitespace gets included in the output even if the template logic produces an empty string.
**Problem:** Using a variable like `{{ my_variable }}` in string replacements will include unwanted whitespace.
**Solution:** Compute complex values inline where they're used, with `{%- -%}` whitespace control:
```yaml
# BAD - whitespace from my_list variable will be included
my_list: >
{% for item in items %}
{{ item }}
{% endfor %}
result: "{{ template | replace('{items}', my_list) }}"
# GOOD - inline computation with whitespace control
result: >
{%- set ns = namespace(items = '') -%}
{%- for item in items -%}
{%- set ns.items = ns.items ~ item -%}
{%- endfor -%}
{{ template | replace('{items}', ns.items) }}
```
This pattern is used throughout the Immich Album Watcher blueprint for `common_date`, `common_location`, `video_warning`, and `periodic_albums_list`.