Not commuting is the best. No doubt about it.

But then you get to hold a G4 seat. Things change. Pay and quality of the trips. Guys suddenly commute for the G4 long haul trips if their base doesn't have G4 flying.

The OP is talking about hypothetically having to commute from PHX to LAX. Guys doing that commute say it's easy. Major factors are the number of flights and the number of days with good weather.