If I were only going to have one rifle I voted to cut it down. That said obviously I don't have just one, so the advice to get a different 105 is probably smartest
I used to be a die hard fullsize 74 guy. These days I only take either my 105, or my painted Arsenal 104FR, but 87% of the time its the 105. Your woman may not agree, but chopping those 4 inches off makea the 105 perform way way way better, especially suppressed