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The tail action of a swimbait is only part of the entire desired action of a swimbait. The rest of the action is how the tail causes the body of the bait to "swim" back and forth like a real fish.
I've never tried it but I would imagine that cutting the bait to get the tail to move more erratically would take away from the body action. Does it?