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It would arguably be safer XD
With the traditional method if something goes wrong you're screwed, but with this one there's some time to confirm everything went smoothly before doing any damage to the original
That being said, the whole plasma-inator thing would be extremely dangerous
Would be safer to keep both until the mission is over in case one of them gets killed. After that, safer to keep the original and dismantle the away team member so they don't become supervillains bent on revenge.
Create a way to merge both Yous together after and you have a pretty neat failsafe for away missions.