OK so I went for the juggler and cut the line at the elbow. I did not cut the barb off, nor did I try to grind down the hose stop. I'll use a 90-deg fitting here. So what did I learn from this?... DO NOT TRY TO GRIND DOWN THE STOP.
This is where I cut the line.
Here is the cut off piece with hose stop.
I tried to grind down the stop and as I thought, the hose separated.
