`https://GIT.BI6.US/TGT https://GIT.BI6.US/TGT` is actually not that bad because the optimal encoding will use the 8-bit encoding only for the `https` part and

`https://GIT.BI6.US/TGT https://GIT.BI6.US/TGT` is actually not that bad because the optimal encoding will use the 8-bit encoding only for the `https` part and you only need 13 more alphanumeric characters to beat the full 8-bit encoding (if my calculation is correct).