I take it if I go down this route of mixing and matching levers and calipers then something like goodridge hoses will be the way to go as I’ll be able to buy Shimano connectors for one end and hope for the other?
Hope calipers (we are talking RX4 right?) come with connectors, as do Shimano levers, I've used hope and shimano hose. If the shorter levers feel fine then all good, I prefer them like that and you get servowave which I also prefer although I've not tried an MTB lever with it and a hope caliper.
I take it if I go down this route of mixing and matching levers and calipers then something like goodridge hoses will be the way to go as I’ll be able to buy Shimano connectors for one end and hope for the other?