Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Atlántida, Canelones, Uruguay (MVD) and rarely GNV
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Also, a long layover isn't necessarily a bad thing. OP doesn't mention whether this trip is domestic or international. If international, I almost always prefer a longer layover at a international gateway hub, to leave a cushion, just in case of delays and cancellations on getting to the international gateway.
I'd rather have a 3:20 layover and thus be able to still make my international flight even with a 2:40 delay on my domestic connecting flight, than to have a 1 hour connection and risk missing it. Been there, done that, got the unplanned overnight stay.
Now if it's a mid-con or short-haul domestic itinerary that now is taking a total of 6 hours when it would have been a 2 1/2 hour trip, that's maybe another story.
It also depends on which hub. 3:20 in DEN or SFO isn't that bad. 3:20 in IAD or ORD without lounge access is an outer circle of hell.