The two aren't comparable. You're talking about drogue inflation after exit at full altitude, vs main initiation while you're in the basement.
If I'm doing a solo hop and pop at 13k, I'd certainly allow for more time to evaluate and respond to a PC in tow, than if I got one at the bottom end of a jump.
Right, so relatively speaking, the high pull has "lots" of time to deal with a problem, compared to a hard deck pull.