Using encode/decode modules

[Boysenberry Payne]

While using MP1 I used URI::Escape to unescape and escape URIs.
Now I've noticed MP2 APR::Request has encode/unencode as subroutines
Should I stick to APR?  I have to load it in my startup.pl file anyway. 
 It would
save the URI::Escape load.  Is it the same, better worse?
TIA,
Boysenberry

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