Corlish when I ordered my Bassett short strights I told Paul I wanted them really short like the tape 1 in you pic and he said it would put alot of water in the back of the boat also and talked me into getting them the standers length and the ends match for a nicer aperance.They are still prety short and do not go all the way out the back my motor is set about 23 24 inches from the transom to the back motor plate.I would cut them rite after the tag they will still look better than bells but not dump unwanted water in the back of the boat.
Jake