There should be more hand flying in FR. People seems to be scared with that, some inexperienced FO think it's not allowed, because some Captains don't encourage them to do it, or even worse discourage them to do it.
If weather permitting and airmanship tells you to do it, you should hand fly the plane, and at the same time you still can do all the SOP's while flying manual, this is why we are paid for, to fly safely the plane but some pleople (CPT and FO) unable to do it manual. Because it's cloudy or rainy, that's not reason enough not to fly the plane ( weather close to minimums could be).
When hand fly is forbidden in FR, I will be out of here.