No. Clipping makes a deeper cut than pinking shears. AND, unless you have really good shears, such as Ginghers, your hands will be really sore even sooner than with the clipping. You might try a pair of scissors that have a spring opening to help make the task easier. Joannes carries these.
Here are some on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...sl_c4mzha4xs_b
Jan in VA