Explain please how does it not work in either configuration.
Nitto Aerodynamics bullhorns are different from LA84 which are much longer. I don't think they need any further shortening, so I didn't cut them. They work just fine.
The last straight extension is a clamping area in case you use brake levers, but as you are running a "track" configuration is just common to chop them off, as you won't use that part anyway.
What, so that it wouldn't work properly in either configuration?
People might not want to cut those bars, but that's not the same as saying they don't need cutting.