Plus you'll reduce the chances of getting star billing in an airprox report.
The last time I flew the gap I had to take avoiding action for an autogyro and was surprised at the amount of other traffic. It was then topped (an irrelevance) by meeting someone going up the downwind leg at Duxford.
I don't normally worry about en-route collisions, but I would count this as a good reason to try for a transit next time.