Statler: 1. Yes. 2. your call.
You must remember that there are many circumstances where it is not wise to make an approach. For instance a *short* but soft ground strip - two opposing techinques are required, the short field app and the soft field app - the two cannot really be combined and therefore if you find yourself field length limited in this situation then you gotta make the call...but avoiding the situation would be a good move.
If you go into a short strip you use a short field technique...this technique involves you coming in on the approach with LESS margin above the stall. A severe gust could *stall* your aircraft. Not good. Therefore you then apply margins (0.5*gust) - remember that this increase in airspeed is also NOT covered in the performance charts - therefore you must allow suitable factors. I think somewhere there is a pink AIC that details sensible ones - something like a 10% increase in speed requires a 10% (or is 20%?) increase in landing distance. However, by doing so you may find yourself without enough runway - so just dont go. There is *no* situation that requires a planned landing at a runway that is too short.
So...golden rule is take ALL conditions into account. If you insist in perform a short field landing to get into your short runway in gusty conditions you could well be endangering your aircraft, your life and the lives of others near your approach path...not worth the risk.
Hope this helps,
FF