There is something to be said for having a removable connector. I put mine on before I painted. Since I painted I have had the hood slightly touching the cowl panel. Moving the hood forward caused the hood to touch the bumper bar.
I've adjusted the front end as much as possible but it's still too tight. Now I will loosen the front subframe and move the whole assembly forward a half inch, even though the alignment holes in the frame and body line up, I will have to move everything forward to have the sheet metal good. I'm glad I don't have to cut the frame connector off to do it.