I wouldn't say that the new GRE is easier. In my opinion, its a lot harder due to the test being very less forgiving if you make a mistake versus the old GRE. On the old gre, you can score a 95th percentile while getting a handful of questions wrong. However on the new gre, your score will drop significantly if you get a handful wrong. Because the shorter GRE is unforgiving as the old GRE, and the content difficulty is the same, i think the shorter version is harder.
