I found both ways of splicing it in when I researched and for some reason feel safer with the hose having to pull off over a flare if its going to at all. Probably no difference in reality just my personal preference.
Here are a few pics of the completed installation on my GP. The only thing I ran into when putting back together was the lower air dam. I needed to modify (cut off) part of one of the inner ridges so it would not pinch the lines.
Front off. My five year old came out and asked me why I made my car not look like a car anymore.
Out of the radiator (laying under the car looking up)
