Quite a bit shorter. Plus I can do the a good chunk of the work (first iteration) in contexts where I couldn't before, where I require less focus, and it uses less of my energy.

I think I can also end up with a better result, and having learned more myself. It's just better in a whole host of directions all at once.

I don't end up intimately familiar with the solution however. Which I think is still a major cost.