[BrianG]

Well, you can't cut much wire off those. When they made the motor, they wound the coils, and brought the ends out to attach connectors to. They had to scrape the insulating varnish off the individual conductors so the solder would stick. If you cut the wires, you'll have to do the same thing. It's not fun. If anything, you could replace the connector. Just heat up the solder joint and slide it off.