Will it cause problems? Depends on who you meet.
I inadvertently fell foul of this when I entered Russia through Vlad. In my case I'd asked the hotel where I stayed the first night to register me, as the book told me to do and then, as the book told me they would do, they said OK and took my passport. When it was given back to me the next morning it didn't have the second stamp on the immigration card but I didn't become aware the lack of one was a problem until I found myself getting turned away from hotels in Khabarovsk.
The British Embassy in moscow told me to expect hassle because of this at the border when leaving Russia, but I didn't get any.
On my second entry to Russia, I was wise to this and got my visa registered in the textbook way AND kept receipts from all the restaurants/filling stations I'd visited afterwards to prove I hadn't stopped anywhere subsequently for more than 3 working days. This wad of receipts was checked twice - Moscow and then the Pskov border with Latvia.
Hope this helps
Mark
overlandcruiser.net
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