Ubiq, you are right that this is machlokes between stam amorah and Avira. Avira has good arguments for his approach and has modern authorities to support this. I used modern on purpose, as some people like to blame others for deviation from heilicke tradition, but then ignore other aspects of Torah.
In this case, I already said that the current system seems to be justified at the time, but gemora warns us of long term damage. As R Avigdor Miller says, if you go into the fire to save a baby, you will still have burns. So, we need to acknowledge and deal with side effects. Whether my solutions are too radical for some is a separate issue.