The decision is usually weighted based on what the interchange points are like. If one is nicer than another, or the transfer times differ, then those factors weigh more than you might think. If one option puts a transfer around a mealtime and is long enough - bonza!
"It will take about two days"
"Can you make that happen more quickly?"
"Sure, it will take about three days"
"That's not what I asked"
"Oh, I'm sorry, four days"
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"So two days?"
"Yep."
Please do. The current layout works very well for someone like me, the screenshot you showed would make it nearly impossible for me to work out which contact is which, especially when they share given names.