Its much faster to get in and out with your bag as a carry-on. This is the reason I do carry-on only if I can get away with it. I want to keep my airport-time

Its much faster to get in and out with your bag as a carry-on. This is the reason I do carry-on only if I can get away with it. I want to keep my airport-time as low as reasonably possible. I also try to optimise my seating for this purpose rhen its something I can do (without paying for priority stuff). For example, on a recent flight, I was the 3rd person through the passport checks and the first person (as far as I could tell) leaving the secure area.