Hi Gareee, I really don't know the technical part of your question (any poser downsides to this?) but I personally like the characters to load with everything stuck onto them already. If I don't want something there, I just make it invisible which I find much easier and less time consuming. (: Just my 2 cents, but I do love the hippos and bought the sherriff morph for them........AND, I have been waiting patiently for the "Zoo" morphs that you posted on the Products forum. (: Plan to get those too! (: