With my E5, if I well remember:
a) in system setting/devel mode set the pin (4 numbers)
b) I don't remember now if it is also necessary to set devel mode “on“

then in the terminal:

1. android-gadget-service enable rndis
2. sudo tethering enable (the phone ask the pin...)

of course 'hotspot' and 'mobile radio data' must be set “on“.

At "the end“:

3. sudo... disable

4. android...disable rndis

5. 'hotspot' off

6. 'wireless network' off (set on by hotspot)

7. 'mobile radio data' off

reset also pin (if you want) and devel mode.

Yes !
Now it is even more evident, comparing the two methods listed !

I prefer wifi/wlan, but recently in a ... winz@w ... notebook (not mine) and a “vpn“ / network that kept crashing, usb has fixed it.