One thing I found that was difficult for me when cutting the "twists" is that you have to be very careful not to over cut as that slice will end up in the seam allowance of the next piece. And that was with having a bit more room to cut. I started not cutting all the way to the edge and then finished it up with scissors. It's not easy to fix a cutting mistake with this pattern.
So if you are going skimpy but using the same size tool, be super extra careful with this.