From day one (bought it in 2018) both fresh from lbs as well as after having a few different places do drive train adjustments I’ve had issues throwing chains. Or if I shift it’ll sort of shift but then bounce back to the gear I was trying to shift out of…

So I’d never use the smaller chain ring. Figured If I can’t use the smaller ring up front I might as well go with a setup that lets me avoid the extra parts but still lets me have good range on my gearing