If you don't need the compact, why bother getting one?

I recently switched to a mid-compact (52/36) and that's been spectacular for the hills and small mountains near me. I also have an 11-28 in the back.

I'm tempted to put the compact chainrings back on and switch the back out for a 12-25 simply because it would put me in the fun part of the cassette more often and the ratios would be closer at the large end of the cassette.