What I normally do is: 1) 'J' to join the two lines after paste 2) o<esc>p or O<esc>p Perhaps there's an even "easier" way, but for me these keystrokes have

What I normally do is: 1) 'J' to join the two lines after paste 2) o<esc>p or O<esc>p Perhaps there's an even "easier" way, but for me these keystrokes have long been recorded to muscle-memory, I don't even notice them anymore.