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Yes, I believe that trees on stepped hinges tend to fall slower. The hinge exerts more control. As Brian said, the natural tendency is to cut non-stepped hinges thinner in order to iniate the fall and they tend to break earlier do to the mechanics anyway so it all adds up to faster drops with...

WWB, Look at what happens with the two backcut positions. If the BC is higher than the "Corner" of the face the wood splits down to the corner and bends and breaks at the tree falls. If the BC is level with the "corner" the hingewood simply pulls and breaks fibers. (and if the backcut is below...

Nope, should is way too strong a word. The backcut CAN be made level with the apex of the face but it is not advantageous from a control standpoint. Cutting above the apex of the face cuts gives additional potential bending of the hingewood allowing movement to start easier, hingewood to hold...