[Ti] super duper / install

[T Molnar]

Hi everyone,
Just wondering if anyone can comment with more insight than I have on 
the following.

I have 3 volumes on my tibook Harddrive and want to "redo" the system 
so there is one continuous volume (i.e. more continuous space).
I used Super Duper to copy my main volume to my backup firewire drive.  
The fw drive boots and is fine.

So.....I am wondering if there will be any difference in system 
performance in any respect if I :

1. Reinitialize the tibook Hd and reinstall panther...working it up to 
10.3.7. installing my programs in a pristine system.
(pro's nice new clean system etc..   con - takes a lot of my time and 
sorting and moving many files of many types)


or

2.  Reinitialize my tibook Hd and use Super Duper (after fixing 
permissions etc) to copy my FW Hdrive back up to the tibook drive.
(pro - quick, easy..... con - (?)

Other suggestions?

thanks
tm