Its something we (you, @frrrances, and I) should be on the same page about. I'm fine with things going out as is using the JQuery hide() method for now. 

Having all of us understand how we're consistently "showing/hiding" elements and knowing on what level that's controlled is important. I think there are some benefits to toggling a class (such as adding transitions/animations to the state change), but let's discuss that in an upcoming UI group chat.