Did you mean seconds? 2-3 frames on 144 FPS would be roughly 17 ms which I think is too short for a human to notice.
Also, did you enable VSync on both the tests? And the same form of VSync? That can have an impact on input lag.
Also, did you enable VSync on both the tests? And the same form of VSync? That can have an impact on input lag.
edit: I recall reading about timing experiments. IIRC good participants could get down to 10ms accuracy when trying to time moving their finger to a signal.