Wet hair "lays flat and shows the actual shape" is exactly what sold me too.

Two years ago I would've called your lead tech crazy. I was all about crimps, had the ratchet tool in my pouch for a decade and could knock one out in like 15 seconds flat. Then I did a 40 unit apartment reno where we had callbacks on 6 different crimp fittings leaking behind drywall, and that was it for me. The thing nobody tells you is the callback cost blows past that dollar a unit real fast once you're cutting open walls. Now I figure the extra buck is cheap insurance, plus compression is way more forgiving if your cut isn't perfect. Still keep the crimper around for tight spots where I can't get two hands on the nut though.

That "wind shredded it in six weeks" line hits home, I had the same thing happen with one of those bargain tarps on my truck and it left scuff marks all down the hood. The straps flapped so hard they rubbed the paint raw in two spots, and I spent a whole afternoon with rubbing compound trying to fix it. Cheap tarps end up costing way more than the good cover ever would.