Adriatic posted:
"Ideally you dont want stress on the connection themselves, especially weight putting reversing torque on the screw heads. The vibrations will do their best to loosen a screw or two then. A crimp can't pull out if the stresses of an accidental yank are concentrated at a wire stay."
That's helpful, and will be useful information for many different circumstances including this specific one. It also makes very logical sense after better understanding the issue, and thinking about the various forces at play over time.