I saw a few potential cuts early on that ended up not being possible or were too slow which was a bit disappointing, but otherwise this was fun to solve. I was 2-off on my first finish and it took a few iterations to find the exact idea.
Feel like I found every possible route before trying the correct one. Not sure why I hadn't tried it sooner, definitely makes sense that it's faster. The final 2-cut is very nice as well!