It will involve a shorter ROM, yes, but my understanding of the purpose of rack pulls is to develop the top/second "pull" of the full-ROM deadlift (the point at which your knees stop extending and your hips become the prime extensor). To that end, the second pull doesn't begin until just after the bar clears your knees, which is why starting the bar just above the knees would be pertinent IMHO. I'm sure others more knowledgeable on the subject will chime in to flog me appropriately.
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