integrated octo

I was pondering a 13 or 19cuft pony setup. Anyone just attach it to an integrated inflator / octo setup to avoid additional hoses? Obviously the downside is that I'd be using my octo air when I'm adjusting boyancy, but my purpose for it is otherwise as a bailout tank only not deco tank and I'm...

This is a rear-inflation BC, size Medium. Used a grand total of one week by my wife (she decided she liked my Zeagle better)- so maybe a dozen dives total? Airsource 3 integrated octo is included (worth $175 all on it's own). Also includes attached dive knife and gear clip. I even have the...