Should I convert my top to manual operation?

[Spirit_RE]

I've been dealing with an annoyingly intermittent top on my '99 Boxster and it's gotten to the point where I never lower it anymore because I'm afraid it will get stuck down. Or, when I do try it, it often doesn't work to begin with

I've inspected the usual suspects:

Latch microswitch seems ok - windows roll down when I unlatch
Handbrake microswitch seems ok - light illuminates on the dash
I've taken out the relay and banged it on the ground a few times
Fuses seem ok

I press the switch and nothing happens at all.

Kind of annoyed by it, and have seen how simple the top is to operate manually in some videos. My questions are these:

If you've converted to manual, do you have any regrets?
Is it easy to convert it back to automatic operation in the future?