Do you mind telling us the real practical benefits?
Oh i was just browsing and stumbled upon a page talking about Bitcoin Knots
something really caught my eye apparently anyone can control which transactions their node relays based on size or fee this seems super practical because it helps manage bandwidth, prevents your node from relaying spammy low-fee transactions and keeps everything running more smoothly. It’s a small tweak but I can see how it really makes running a node easier in the long run.
1. FYI some control of TX relay also possible on Bitcoin Core. Check
https://jlopp.github.io/bitcoin-core-config-generator/ and see "Transaction Relay" section.
2. If miner decide to include TX that deemed spam by you or Knots on their mined block, you can't avoid using some bandwidth and storage space.
3. If you bother to run full node (without putting major limit to internet usage), AFAIK the bandwidth difference would be very small that most people wouldn't notice.