Inspector required panel be moved one foot down. Sanity check?

House renovation, new panel - inspector in Torrance required the panel to be moved one foot down, after all the wires had been landed, hence all the wires feeding in the top are too short and have to be extended. To my software engineer’s eyes this is.. concerning. Is there a less painful / more reliable way to go about junctioning all that romex?

House renovation, new panel - inspector in Torrance required the panel to be moved one foot down, after all the wires had been landed, hence all the wires feeding in the top are too short and have to be extended. To my software engineer’s eyes this is.. concerning. Is there a less painful / more reliable way to go about junctioning all that romex?