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Those cuts are called "sap cuts" On some trees in the spring and early summer it is prudent to make them cause you will get fiber pull from the butt and it can throw you out of lead.

Butch you are right is saying that cutting up more wood the piece tips over with less sway on the pole. Having limbs left on the tree adds weight, and reduces any force imparted by the top pushing off. Adding a snipe helps, as you said unless you need some horizontal distance to clear a target...