Heavy reliance on checklists that are superfluous can eventually lead to skipping checklists altogether. The philosophy behind the term VITAL ACTIONS Before Take Off needs to be considered and a red pen run through the rest.
As Lapon mentioned, the normal checklists used on high capacity aircraft are quite short. For example, on Airbus and Boeing types, the normal procedures are all performed by memory. The checklist simply confirms that the
vital actions have been completed.