Yes two are definitely better than one , but three are even more better than two. It is very difficult to stop only on one dog.
"if they are shown, they should NEVER be clipped" - Libertybrook, nobody knows about this in Russia. All BRT's breeders clipped their show dogs if they have reason for this ( for summer, or to clip out damaged coat). But you are absolutely right about hand stripping - they are NEVER hand stripped