Are you getting nasty smacks in bigger depressions?
I haven't had a problem with uncut stops using SSCs and 100,000K FE3s.

I installed new FE3s and new bellows last week. I didn't bother cutting them.
I thought about it but the roads aren't all that bad here.

If you were to undo the mount bolts and raise the car to drop the strut you should be able to wrestle the stop away from the bellows.
Then use a hacksaw blade(no handle) in between the springs