As anyone noticed the grid like pattern the guide process Bend node adds to short hair?

I had to isolate from top to bottom to find that the problem was caused by the bend. No change in setting fixes this.
Just a heads up, as this shows up way worse during render time.
Here I am using the hair deform on animated geo.

Avoid bend when working with short fur. This is nuts. Fur with no bend... I tried to reorder the bend into other areas of the node tree, but the problem stays.

Has anyone else noticed this or am I doing something wrong?
Any advice?