How much faster? As you stated, the second version is much cleaner; I'd prefer to use it if it isn't that much of a performance hit. Edit: hm, in my casual tes

How much faster? As you stated, the second version is much cleaner; I'd prefer to use it if it isn't that much of a performance hit. Edit: hm, in my casual testing, the 'cleaner' version takes about 10% longer.