After further testing, it is quite inconsistent. I am getting a range of 6 whole seconds. This means there is a big range so that range may fall under 2:38. Gonna be working on this for a while I feel. (Seems to be an OBS issue slowing down the tablet. Gonna try recording with my phone. It won't be HD but it is the only way I think I can get it to work consistently)
As of right now while this change makes 2:39 easier and to a lesser extent 2:38, it still isn't enough. I have tried many combinations now and still nothing. While I think it helps for consistency I am starting to feel less confident about time save. Still have more things to test but I just struggle to figure out how to get what tends to be a 2:39 down 2 full seconds with the options presented in this route. The thing I find interesting is that looking over my WR run I believe I was closer to 2:37 than 2:39 but I still don't see how to get that time any lower.