It probably depends on the way one writes on the keyboard. I've seen mechanical keyboards work well for people who like to mash the keys. My style of typing is very gentle taps, hands flying over the keyboard, so the shorter the travel time, the better for me because I want to barely press the key.
I tried the "you don't have to bottom out" approach on several mech keyboards with blue switches, but never really felt it. I still had to consciously wait for it to register the click, while normally I'd be over the next key already.