I feed f/t and I dont think its that big of a pain. I would rather take the time to thaw and heat dead rodents to feed, then risk a rodent bite on one of my BPs.
Its just safer for the snake, and I dont have to keep a bunch of rodents around the house.

I have had a few explode on me before but it can just be from over heating.
I only have one snake eating live still and I hate it. Im still trying to convert.