Yes, you should of course use whatever you feel most comfortable with.

FYI, here are two even shorter ways to write that if clause... ;)

# using a loop:

if (@_) {
    $self->{$_} = shift for qw(stuff1 stuff2 stuff3);
}


# using a hash slice (probably the fastest alternative):

@$self{qw( stuff1 stuff2 stuff3 )} = @_ if @_;
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(The @ sigil in front of the $self hashref is not a typo - see Slices for more info on that.)