The first thing I do when I put on a new a new fly line is tie on a on a needle knot of the heaivest mono that I can get in the tip of the fly line with a perfection loop on the other end end of the mono. This usually lasts for the life of the fly line. I use loop to loop connections for my leaders. I have never been aware of any hinging.I have tried all kinds of leaders including Harvey, Borger and furled. In my humble opinion the Borger.is the easiest to tie and adjust on the stream but tends to land harder on the water. The Harvey is a great leader but not easy to adjust (I don't tie tie blood knots on the stream).
Furled leaders take more time to tie by far But land lightest and are great dry fly leaders. I don't like them for nymphs. Right now I tend to use Borger leaders most of the time for the ease of changing from nymph to dry and tippet size and length. I would like your thoughts. Pat