If you get the shears to cut braided steel line it makes assembly so much easier. No tape, no saw, no frays, no stabbed fingers.
A little bit of wheel bearing grease on the threads makes the fittings go together much easier too.

I think changing from the braided steel hose to the lightweight stuff is a very expensive weight loss program. If starting from scratch or if you just have a lot of money, then it's a no brainer. That's what I did on my other car when I ran out of leftover braided steel line and fittings to use.