So we’ve added the inline tagging flow in Supernotes 3.1 that is much more fluid than the previous coupler-bound system, and I think that addresses the most pressing concern with ease-of-tagging.
We experimented internally with leaving the tag content in the card in addition to having it in the tag section, but we found (and as members have noted in this thread) that this ended up feeling more distracting, and in addition made it much harder for the tag section to be a “single source of truth” for your tags, which confused things.
Marking this as implemented and I hope everyone enjoys the new inline tagging flow!