Speeding up footage: Best in FCP or does Optical Flow work better?

Quick consensus guys: I have footage of a woman rolling a burrito, but unfortunately she did it verrrrrrrry slow! I know in FCP I can simply change the speed there, but I was wondering if Optical flow also works better for "Fast-motion"?
I know optical flow is more for simulating a smooter "over-cranking" effect or ramping, but what about for my application here?
As always, thanks for your time and advice.
-Mike

And I forgot to imply, using optical flow would be in Motion.

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