[...oh, you have not seen him with short hair. "Shaved cat" does not even begin to do it justice - Kimblee's hair is incredibly thin and ridiculously lank, so if you crop it too close the result is honestly closer to "shaved cat with mange."]

It is, yes. I do imagine it would be more convenient for you, however, given how close you have to be to others for your alchemy to work in certain circumstances - I'm assuming that was the logic behind the...ah, cropping in Ishval?

[And he's back to actively playing with that weird forelock again as he speaks; no, really, this is mesmerizing...]