Originally Posted by
GMOChicken
This is the cheaper option. Provided you are having your luggage delivered somewhere you're going to be for a while and can wait for it to arrive. The "by land" option has a delivery commitment of 4-7 days. Even by air is supposed to take 3 days!
Also the by air option is only marginally cheaper than for instance getting the international connection baggage rates from Indigo. And you get your bags right away!