This is somewhat dependent on your sump layout but think of this analogy:
If I drop a small piece of sinking pellet food down my overflow and I have one of two options:
a) High flow rate through my sump
b) Low flow rate through my sump
Which one do you think is most likely to allow the intake/suction of the skimmer intake to pull in the piece of food? The one ripping the current past the skimmer or the one slowly plodding along?
I'd certainly rather pull mechanical chunks of organic waste out of my tank before they have a chance to break down and then become part of the chemical soup in the water.
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