sometimes gear in transit is draggier than gear down.
There are very few (any?) piston GA types for which this is true.
The reason is that the gear doors are very simple, are usually only partial, and the parts which are presented to the airflow do not change in cross-section during the gear transition.
What you can get is a bit of yaw, during gear extension prior to landing, caused by gear on one side moving before the gear on the other side. This is common.