they mentioned they dont want to hurt monks invested in their gear (eg: arcane resist OwE monks)
so yeah, they will have to buff other passives to bring it inline.

hell, it really isn't just OwE, seize is also a stuck passive because of how low our survivability are without these 2 passives
avg end game monks have at least 1.5k dex. that is 1.5k free armor, far beyond what a shield can ever provide, and whos to say you cannot wear a shield, and further stack them with buffs?

when i was doing act 1 inferno farming, i relied on 7ss heavily.
it was a good burst up skill when amped with conviction/enchantress

if the enemy is still alive after the burst, i can then consider serenity, or vice versa serenity first then 7ss.

sweeping wind wasn't appealing back then as things oftentimes die before i can get high enough stacks, and/or low crit rate (default 5%, no bonus, lol)
once i geared up more on crit, sweeping winds is the clear winner for dmg.