Engine removal advice

If your just changing the motor and keeping the trans then pull just the motor , why mess with all the tranny linkages and harness etc for no reason just remember when you put the new motor in leave the bolts for the mounts loose so you have some play while jockeying it into place , don't wedge it against the converter the converter needs to have a little room to move before bolting to the flex plate , I put my motor in and had it running in an afternoon in my backyard under the proverbial shade tree after pulling the old one out the previous afternoon.