Oh, and I'd also point out that another reason why distance is the foundation and key to great putting is because a softer putt will break more, whereas a stronger putt will break less. Three inches past the hole, 1-ft past the hole, and 2-ft past the hole -- all shots that can easily find the bottom of the cup and have their own uses, but if you were to line up a 5-ft-or-longer putt with a decent amount of break to it, only one of those putts is going to go in from that line.
Pretty much anytime someone misses a putt on the high side of the break, they will curse themselves for playing for too much break, but you'll rarely ever hear "I hit that one too hard" (unless it screams 5-8 ft past the hole,) even though a softer putt would've allowed it to break more and go in. They think their problem is aim, and it very well could be, but you could just as easily blame it on distance.
So not only is distance the key to making your second putt a tap-in, and giving yourself at least a decent shot at sinking the putt, but it is absolutely required in order to aim well. Without knowing exactly how far your putt is going to go, and thus knowing almost exactly how much it's going to break, you might as well not even worry about dinging your aim click.