I'm a native English speaker and whether it's harder to read depends on what you mean by "harder". It's immediately obvious what it means (so it's not "harder"

I'm a native English speaker and whether it's harder to read depends on what you mean by "harder". It's immediately obvious what it means (so it's not "harder" in that sense), but on the other hand, it's jarring and distracts me from the point being made.