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The only thing to watch out for with standed is that is you cut short amounts from the ends, you create a bunch of short, fine individual wires that are as bad as metal shavings in terms of getting into electronics and causing shorts. Also, it is fairly easy to have individual strands break and cause the same problem. It is good practice to 'tin' the ends of stranded wire before you trim the ends and insert them into things like the power distribution board or a Wago connector. You should also twist the ends, but it is still a good idea to tin them. This should prevent these problems. We also solder crimp connectors, splices, etc. The increased reliability is worth the little bit of extra time and tiny amount of added weight.

Stranded wire comes with various stand counts, even for the same wire gauge. Finer strands are more flexible, but tend to make the above problems worse.