Doesn't change much, but still simpler.
name old time/op new time/op delta
SerializeSimple-8 452ns ±10% 435ns ± 4% ~ (p=0.356 n=10+9)
name old alloc/op new alloc/op delta
SerializeSimple-8 432B ± 0% 432B ± 0% ~ (all equal)
name old allocs/op new allocs/op delta
SerializeSimple-8 7.00 ± 0% 7.00 ± 0% ~ (all equal)