you have to understand that Lazerus is a pretty lax and lazy guy.
He used toggling because of this, knowing that just using one finger was sufficient (as opposed to mildly quick throttle movements for equal efficiency, nevermind maximum speed for much more efficiency than toggling) to save his sloth arse. That satisfies both of his interests, fight victory and minimum effort.
What I meant was, you said it yourself, it wouldn't have made a difference either way.