I'm in favor of the idea to use the whole cord even when longer than necessary. However, I'd also want a note/warning of the type "The cord is longer than necessary, and all of it will be used. You can abort the task and cut a piece of the required length for the task if desired before retrying".
Oh wow, that was super-fast, and I'm absolutely loving the new release. Thank you muchly, Sami!
Trying to get rid of the early glitches asap, so that I can continue with the remaining to-dos.