A short cut note usually needs zero extra finger movement — just a timing change. In many passages you're already putting the right fingers down for the surrounding notes; the 'cut' is often just a matter of when you lift, not an entirely separate motion you have to add.
Learn a passage without the short note first, then sneak it back in. Removing the tricky short note entirely, nailing the surrounding rhythm, and then reintroducing the smallest possible version of the note is far more effective than trying to shorten it gradually from the start.
Treat your finger like it's touching a hot frying pan. For the lightest, quickest cut notes, imagine barely brushing the chanter rather than pressing down — that mental image does more for clean short notes than trying to consciously control timing alone.
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