How much faster are you on clipless?

Going through the (painful) transition to clipless from riding and racing flats for 3 years.

Gone the SPD route, with Saint Pedals and Leatt shoes. When riding through techy rough stuff and rock gardens etc, I can definitely see the appeal, smashing through chunky sections while staying composed and not worrying about foot placement. What im currently struggling with is, is my not so smooth riding style where I dab my foot here and there, whether from a quick save from a blown our corner or keeping balance through bike-eating ruts or rocks.
Today on a 2 hour ride, I went down 5 times.
Yeah I get im learning, and things will get better as I go and there is a lot of mental adaption, but questions that still linger, are things like, how much time am I making up by being able to go faster through rock and chunky sections as opposed to what I could normally do on flats, vs how much time am I losing if I crash because I couldnt recover from a foot dab, or if I unclip mid race-run and need to re-clip?

Also, I should mention - I have recieved some advice to wind the tension on the pedals all the way back and angle the cleats a bit to limit the amount of how much the heel needs to move to disengage, going to try that next ride.

Looking for some insight from people who have made the transition - cheers!