Getting any flying licence or rating is akin to jumping through hoops. Once you have shown the examiner what he wants to see you can develop your own style. I used to teach BUMFITCH when I instructed but now when I fly for fun I never use it because I know how I need everything set and thats that, however I do think the structure of checks can be useful during the early stage. Anyway, there is hardly anything that's critical to landing in a simple single: Fuel pump is a good back up, flaps are optional unless on a short runway, prop and gear is fixed, mixture, well who ever touches it unless you go high or fly a bigger single... but lets not go there!
As a point of interest the landing checks I use at work are...
Cabin signal.... ....ding ding
Gear...................down
Flaps..................45
landing clearance.....received.
Thats it. Keep it simple!