Yes at lvl 27 I agree they are not difficult but lvl 27 with 50% of Pearl quest left is much higher rep lvl than finishing the whole thing at 25. And killing those will yield more rep than kill 15 lvl 10+ skells there by little by little adding extra rep along the way. Here is a link to Greene's post
http://www.piratesonlineforums.com/f...700#post153700
Thanks for the help Zep in clarifing my point!