Paul,
Your photos look amazing. You make it sound pretty easy to apply and remove the full cap---and I am sure it is for you. For me, however, I take much more time and attention to get it just right. I can't imagine my getting the look you are able to get by doing it the way you do it. I do bond the entire perimeter, because I don't like the look when even a small area is not flush to the skin. I have also not had success with the red liner tape for the nape. In my experience, it doesn't hold well to either the lace or to my nape. But I wear my nape below the occipital bone, not above. I am sure that is an important factor. I also don't like the look of having tape right up to the edge of the hairline, either front or sides. So I glue the first quarter inch of the edge of the entire hairline, sides and front. In your situation, however, you have enough of your own hair on the sides to make it look good without gluing the edge. My routine takes about an hour and fifteen minutes to remove, re-attach, and style, which I do about every 4-5 days.

I envy the ease of YOUR routine, but I love the look that results from MY routine.