What are the pros and cons of having the digestion be slower and over distance, as opposed to being quicker and over shorter distance with slightly less absorption?

You will not digest the best amount of nutrients if food moves more quickly; if it passes much slower, there is far too much water taken from the stool which makes it more difficult to pass, creating issues such as constipation and other problems, such as hemorrhoids.

Digestion be slower and over distance

Quicker and over shorter distance with slightly less absorption

if the hares very faster than they are now, and thus the lynx's hunting success rate drops because it will be harder to catch them, the rate that will change will be the pray-rate. the pray-rate will change because more hares will be able to survive, thus more individuals for reproduction, so the end result will be increasing population of hares.

the predator-rate will remain pretty much the same because there will be more than enough pray, but the hunting success rate is stagnant.