In the old days, I remember doing a short SNS Leman shuttle (about 6 stops) for Amoco using an S76A BJVZ (vice an unserviceable Bell 212) in which both lanes of the Hamilton Standard Phase 2 were U/S.
Stabilization was not required in the Ops Manual at that time for day VFR so we just flew the trip from start to finish raw without any stabilization.
Its no big deal and if you don't, you should be practicing it regularly. Granted, the Sperry system of actuators does give the aircraft a slightly different feel than the Hamilton Standard.