Smaller, Lighter, Faster

Smaller, Lighter, Faster is a perk unlocked by Gaige in Borderlands 2. The perk will increase your reload speed by 6% per level, but also decrease your magazine size by 1% per level.

Strategy
The faster reloads help build up Anarchy for Gaige, and the smaller magazine size also helps even more - as you will need to reload more frequently. However, at level 5, you only lost 5% of your clip, which means even a gun with 20 rounds will only lose one bullet, which is little of a loss. What is affected the most are low capacity Torgue shotguns or revolvers, as they will reload a lot more often.