Mo, OK I would suggest that you use a nail knot it is fast and easy to tie and will go through the guides a lot easier than those yuppie splices . Most of that junk is dreamed up by people who are trying to make a living by reinventing and marketing what used to be the simplest form of fishing known to man.
The little loop splices are prtty slick if you can't make up your mind what tip you want but I really don't see them as an advantage on the backing end of things.