Reduce Clicks to Associate Object Field to Pline

I am associating fields to polylines to get area square footages. I know there is a better way using AEC objects, but that includes a massive redraw that isn't feasible at this time.

I have included a short animation showing what the current process is. Without redrawing using AEC objects, is there a way to cut down on the amount of clicking to pull of this task?

I appreciate any input, thanks!