So, I'm puzzled; It's been said that you can wheel on just above the stall and put the nose down to get better braking and a shorter rollout.
It seems to me that just above the stall is more or less the definition a 3 point attitude - if the tail is higher, you're probably going faster? Even if you can brake harder initially, after some period of time you're going to arrive at the speed you would have been at if you 3 pointed it. From there whether you raise the tail or not, it's the same game as if you 3 pointed it, but you already spent time braking to get there.
The above of course assumes that you can plant it on the start of the landing area with either method..
As for the alaskan nutters, I always assumed they kept the tailwheel off the ground because it didn't have a big beachball wheel to roll over the rocks, and would probably just fall off.