[tylerdurden]

I use a 3-6' leader and have to retie often. The knots are easy once you get used to it. The only time it really becomes an issue is when you are hooking stuff left and right. After every fish I usually cut the leader down and retie the hook. Almost every fish you catch will chew on the line, or it's body will hit the line and nick it. This makes the line way more visible, and much weaker. After every zing reel in and check to make sure a cuda didn't just miss your bait and chew up your leader.

Of course everyone has different preferences on how they do things like this.