Attaching Shin Armour?

I'm in the process of working out attachments for the leg armour. I recently read that most people cut slits and thread elastic in behind the leg under the jumpsuit to attach the shin armour.

I was trying to think of a method that would eliminate the need to cut slits, and i came up with this. the elastic runs inside the jumpsuit and is permanently attached at each side with snaps/press studs. then you simply snap on the shin on either side. no need to cut slits, but I will have the strapping permanently attached and will need to punch holes for the press studs.

So thoughts please on this idea before i go ahead?

my concern for slitting the jumpsuit was that it might tear if not reinforced, so for those that have used this method, do you get the slit stitched as a buttonhole?

I havent used press studs on plain material before, so I'm wondering how they would hold up, would it be as prone to tearing as above or would i need to reinforce it with anything?