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When you open another sequence if it uses the same preview it will be applied. If it is a different preview you will need to assign it in Manage Previews. If you want to duplicate grid views you will need to create a custom grid with the props laid out as you like them. Then Export grid view in the Sequence menu. When you open a new sequence, import it back in. Any time you make a change to your grid, export it again and apply it to the other sequences The show all group is a system generated view with limited customizability. You can sort and reorder but to really get control of your layout you need custom grid views.

I find that getting the wires lined up is easier with the standard connectors - and you don't need a special crimper. Keep in mind that the count of RJ-45 connectors that I have terminated in the past 40 years may well be a 5 digit number (over 10,000). I can damn near do then in my sleep. Now if you really want to get the best of both worlds, for Cat-6 connectors, there is a little insert that holds the wires in position. So you thread the wires through the insert and cut them off. Then the insert with wires inserted get shoved into the connector body and crimped. It's done that way because to meet the Cat-6 standard, the wire twist needs to be maintained to within 1/4 inch of the crimp. Can't do that with a Cat-5 connector. And before someone gets too picky, the connector we use for LOR, DMX, and Ethernet is not a RJ-45 connector, but actually an 8P8C connector. But if I called it that, most people would have no idea what I was talking about.

On the other hand if you do this it does protect the jacks from wear and tear.

Sounds like a good way to add an addition point of failure.

Editing the Xml is fine provided you understand that a misplaced character can prevent the file from working, so be very very careful and work on a copy. I recommend Notepad ++ for text editing. Windows Notepad gas been known to reformat text.