I believe the only benefit you get for making them shorter is that it becomes more aesthetically pleasing. In my opinion as long as you are confident that you can do the redirects correctly then go for it
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RE: New Url Structure
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I believe the only benefit you get for making them shorter is that it becomes more aesthetically pleasing. In my opinion as long as you are confident that you can do the redirects correctly then go for it