I wouldn't bother cutting it off, unless it was rubbing up against somthing.. What are the odds you are going to use your winch with less then 25' of the cable spooled out? If you are doing a really close quarters pull, put a pully on the other rig, run your cable to the pully & back to a shackle on your rig, that way a 20' pull would spool put 40' of rope, with 80' on the drum, you are well within specs. the advantage on the extra 25' is if the tree is 110'+ away...