There is a very simple way of looking at your rig:
A) Keep it simple, a standard knotless knotted or knotless knotted and line aligned rig will catch most fish. A knotless knotted rig will not always work, sometimes you do need a line aligner, and a proper line aligner rather than a shrink tube kicker.
B) Look at where you hook, or even lose your fish.
If you are hooking in the cheek, the back of the mouth or throat of the fish your hair is too long.
If you lose fish, from hookpulls, or the hook is in the extreme edge of the lip then the hair is too short.
If you get a perfect bottom lip hook placement then the hair length is exactly right.
Only change one thing at a time, the hair, the hook, or hooklink material, or length of the hooklink.
The stiffness or suppleness of the hooklink material will make a difference as to how easily the hook and bait is taken, as will whether the hooklink is straightened out or not. Try fishing the same (braided or coated braid) hooklink straightened out or allowed to collapse flat and compare results.
Different brands of hooks may be different sharpnesses, even if the pattern shapes are the same or similar. Personally, I have found that the sharpest hooks straight from the pack are Solar 101's, Gardner Muggas, Gamakatsu, ESP/Drennan and Kamasan. I will only ever use those brands.