Benchmark: timing 100 iterations of Method One, Method Two... Method One: 4 wallclock secs ( 3.40 usr + 0.00 sys = 3.40 CPU) @ 29.40/s (n=100) Method Two: 3 wallclock secs ( 3.59 usr + 0.00 sys = 3.59 CPU) @ 27.87/s (n=100)