I use the FG knot exclusively and have gotten pretty good at tying it although it is time consuming. I generally tie a 20-foot leader so I can get by breaking off a few baits before I have to re-tie the whole thing. The FG comes through your eyes and line guide so much easier that I think there is really no equal--and I have never had the connection knot fail. The main reason I have gone braid to leader is that it allows me to use super premium fluorocarbon and not break the bank. I use just 20 foot of Tatsu at a time rather than spool the whole reel or partially spool the reel.

I have built an apparatus that gives me a third "hand" and has made it a bunch easier. Keeping proper tension on the knot while it is forming is key, and it was hard for me to do that with one end of the braid in my teeth.