I think what's more important than the character count is the fact that you can add #p with two key strokes.
Inserting parentheses requires moving your cursor around or invoking some shortcut in your editor if you use paredit, vim-surround, or a similar plugin. Applies equally for removing the invocation (although paredit makes that part easy).
Inserting parentheses requires moving your cursor around or invoking some shortcut in your editor if you use paredit, vim-surround, or a similar plugin. Applies equally for removing the invocation (although paredit makes that part easy).