The roll method has been working for me since I learned it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OdRNW0aW4o (not sure this is the best video) I've never had to climb into the cover. I'm not sure what the author's issue with it is.

Extra wholes and zipper vs buttons are ascetics to me. Did you know they make pants you put on from the side with velcro? (https://www.google.com/search?q=side+velcro+pants&oq=side+ve...) That's arguably a better "design" following this author's logic, but I'm not switching