but I would imagine most examiners would let you skip it.
If I had no interst in your personal safety and that of your future passengers i would let you skip it too! There is always professional pride too. The problem with everything today is that everyone is always looking for the easy option, the short cut, its just as easy to do things correctly.
The next time an examiner says it's OK to skip something, ask him/her if it is alright if you can skip paying the examinatioin fee too, just to balance it out and see what they say.