Wow. I hope you know I was joking when I wrote that. There both equal but if you want to see them battle then check out there two videos of them.
Old fism video
New home video
Does it really matter if you put a card in the middle and it comes back on top. THis is a contest to test skill. If you don't want to participate then don't post.
Basically the whole hot shot flourish is if you can shot the card out the way Darly does it. There are many different variations on cuts that have been published. just choose the one that suits your style and use it.
I had the same problem when I started. It's not that your hands are too small it's just that your not used to the grip. You should try using jumbo cards to make your hands bigger. Then go back to the cut and it would have become easier to do.