Of course. Any mid-steps only create room for error.
I can understand the motives of people from the A300/310 (trim wheel-scale in units) or A330 et al (loadsheet not the ultimate CG reference due to trim-tank). The benefit of forcing the THS entry into the MCDU on the single-aisle does, however, escapes me a bit, as I do not buy the benefits of "THS disagree" warning.