Also, when landing in contaminated conditions most aircraft manufacturers require MAX as the normal procedure
Let's be clear... The Airbus family have 3 AB settings - Lo/Med/Max.
Max is Max! It is an RTO only setting, and Airbus are clear that it is not recommended for landing. It is basically brakes fully on, only limited by Anti-Skid. It would be extremely uncomfortable for passengers...
At short airfields, the brake setting you use is pretty irrelevant. The landing technique and surface condition are far more important.
I seem to recall the 757/767 has 1-5 Autobrake and an RTO ? setting? Max in an Airbus equates to RTO in a Boeing, and I doubt it is ever recommneded (or even possible?) to select RTO in a Boeing for landing...