Why don't you ask SE to remove button need?
Just make it automatically go straight to your inventory.

You still can hit need if your current gear is higher level than loot item.
I like the current systems... if your current gear is high already, you can pass it to your friends who still in progress with their gear.
SE made the timer because it have their own reason, OP idea is working if 1 character 1 class, but this game is 1 character all class.