I like this thread. I personally did this myself because I got tired of search and destroy, my ends were bad looking anyways from overprocessing. I'm transitioning and I figured i'd have to get rid of it anyways so I just did some cutting the other day. My hair feels so much better and I virtually have no tangles or breakage, trimming for me helps my hair retain more length in the long run because i don't have those 2 problems anymore.
My hair grows even naturally so i think i'll just dust from now on.