Using an ESD install Volume for Mavericks

Since I have a few Macs to update to Mavericks, I created an ESD Install volume from the latest (10.9.1) download. All went well and I now have a bootablle USB Flash drive with the ESD install app on it.
My question is: When installing Mavericks over Mountain Lion, may I just copy the install app from the USB drive to either the desktop or application folder on the computer to be upgraded or do I have to boot from the USB drive and install from there? I recall successfully copying and then launching the ESD app when I did this in Mountain Lion but do not know if Mavericks has changed things. I would prefer not to boot and install from the USB drive because using the Mac is faster.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Jay

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