Sal, in classes we set up and packed up CMS units several times. Although I had used them in Europe with the router insert, until a Doors and Drawers class in May 2011 I had never even seen anyone else set up a CMS. For that class we had both Steve Bace and Brian "The Sedge" Sedgeley as trainers.
My belief is the length of the 36mm hose was carefully designed for ideal collection and so it will stay out of the way. Think about it as similar to the Kapex, where most of us who constantly use our Kapex create a shorter than standard 36mm hose. For a Kapex 42" is too short, but just right for the CMS with OF router module.