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@skinny
Personal choice.
But you're not stuck of something goes wrong. You can still shift it into little ring and just pick appropriate rear sprocket with final reserve shifts and then ride somewhere to help.
No different to if a cable snaps, which actually leaves you in the bottom sprocket/ring.