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I'd always heard it with better instead of easier, and was always a little skeptical, because my parents sure liked it better when I asked permission. Your way makes a ton more sense, and is most certainly true.
Both relative terms, so pick your poison. The difference in asking forgiveness is that you've committed a sin of omission, whereas if you ask permission and are denied then you are forced to commit a sin of commission to achieve your ends. Commission usually trumps omission in degrees of evil, so it is both "better" and "easier" in my opinion. But, I agree that the saying flows better when using 'easier.'