The concept behind this particular pup trailer has a long tongue for a reason. It's to unload without having to disconnect and without having to dump the material all over the tongue and jack. I can make this with a shorter tongue but the grip from the tires and how many there are and the fact that none of them steer pose a drivability issue. if this were to get jackknifed loaded down with a heavy material, you wouldn't be able to pull it or pull it as easily.
if enough people want a shorter tongue, I can look at converting the tri-axle one down since it didn't do anything with it currently.