I just draw the picturegrams.Back in the day if the customer wanted it 1/4 turned I would have routed grooves and splined the hallway so it could be done without needing a transition. Woulda even replicated the micro bevel on my cut pieces. Nothin but fun!
To me consistency is key. Whatever randomness, or pattern, your layout has going on in the main areas has to be maintained throughout. You can’t be going random stagger in the living room then switch up to a subway set in the hallway because it saves you 8 planks then follow up with a 1/4 plank running bond in the kitchen. It’s gotta look consistent throughout. If you gotta pull some bullshit to save the day, that’s what closets are for, not the hallway.
Someone else sells it, someone else installs it.
I toss in my two cents.
....I should probably toss in my $15 bucks so what I draw turns out the way that intended it to look.
Sadly, faster and easier installation overrides best method.