"Let me give you a snippet here."

Does this snippet reproduce the problem? It could be that your memory problems are caused by code you've not shown us. How do I post a question effectively? explains that you should post a minimal example of code and data which reproduces the problem you experience. Also read Tutorials -> Debugging and Optimization -> Basic debugging checklist. Consider profiling your code with something like Devel::NYTProf.

Update: It seems you're jumping to conclusions as to the cause of this memory issue. I suggest profiling and debugging to isolate the problem.