Relocating stuffing tube

[FE Wannabe]

I am about to do the .098 flex cable conversion on my MiniV.
I was wondering if the "hopping" issues with this boat at faster speeds would be minimized if the location of the stuffing tube was relocated to the lower part of the transom instead of below the transom? It would require removing the plastic that surrounds the original location of the stuffing tube below the hull and filling in the hull and sanding smooth. It would also require moving the outdrive and linkage higher on the transom as well. Neither should be that big of a deal to do.
I am not sure if it would make a difference or not.

Any thoughts?

See picture below.

Thanks,
Brad