I'd want my orange items empty. I'm a trooper and strength wouldn't suit me. If the orange I like the look off has strength mods, I then have to pay to remove those. This is on top of how much it costs to buy/craft the aim mods.
Not that I wouldn't do it. I'm a sucker for good looking items Just that if I saw an orange with strength mods more expensive than the same orange empty, it'd be the empty that wins. If there was an aim, depends on the mods in it and the price.