It seemed to me that much of the "15 minute trigger job" was simply smoothing out the sear/hammer engagement to eliminate drag (and maybe some creep, too).
I recall that valve grinding compound was a popular and inexpensive way to smooth out revolver triggers back in the '80s, and the technique had the advantage of keeping engagement angles consistent. You just took off the sideplate, put a little compound between the hammer and the frame, and a touch between the trigger and hammer, and did a lot of single action-type manipulation until the hammer swung smooth and the trigger slid off the hammer like silk. Then you bathed the whole area in solvent to wash away the grinding compound, lubed accordingly, and you were set.
It seems to me that all it would take to be able to do this with AR parts would be a steel plate with appropriate holes for hammer and trigger springs, and a spare set of pins. Slap your hammer and trigger onto the plate's pins (with springs, of course), drop some compound between sear and notch, and manipulate the hammer and trigger to get them smoothed together. Of course this "steel plate" would need some sort of bumper for the hammer to land on, and should be suitable for clamping onto a bench, but the idea is pretty simple. The only "advantage" the 15 minute technique seems to have is that you don't have to pull any parts.
I am 100% against cutting springs. Special purpose springs are not so expensive that you couldn't afford to buy weaker springs instead of cutting what you have.
So, am I missing anything about this procedure?