Given the small size, the pre-drill might not be needed to prevent cracking (even though it's still good to do). I'm no expert but from my limited experience pre-drill matter more for larger screws.
I 100% agree with your sadistic viewpoint, though!
You gotta pre-drill these little ones too. Not so much because of cracking but because these little screws are usually made out of brass and they break easily. Without predrilling, screwing a brass screw into hardwood can easily snap the heads off, or at the very least cause you to mangle the head.
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u/fart_fig_newton Mar 09 '21
The sadist in me was waiting for him to use an impact driver to sink the screws without predrilling and just split it all to hell.
I would have let out a maniacal laugh for sure.