Thanks for all the feedback. After considering all that and researching this I'll be doing things differently than I have been, at least I'm going to try the following and see how it works out.
For cranks-Fas-snap, picked some up at BP in the fly fishing area:
http://www.basspro.com/shop/en/fas-snap-no-knot-fas-snap?cmCat=CROSSSELL_SEARCH_HZ1. You can see how these work here:
https://www.bassmaster.com/video/use-snaps-save-time
basically eliminates rings and after trying them at home they seem to be plenty strong and offer a lot of freedom and are easy to use. Figure they're worth a try.
For spinners and spoons I'm going to use either a snap swivel or swivel on the leader with a regular snap.
I'd like to use just snaps on spoons but sometimes they twist up line so I think a swivel is needed.
Jigs and tubes-direct tie.
Of course this is all subject to change as I try these things out but I guess that's where experience comes into play. I think this will be a big improvement though after always using snap swivels on just about everything....Again, appreciate you folks taking the time to comment.