I occasionally swap out the chinrings on my all-road/commuter whipto a 1x. Normally , I run a 50-34 chainset, but when I go to 1x I use a 46t. I am running a n11-34 cassette. It’s fine for the low hills around me. Honestly 44t might be a better gear. You won’t be smashing KOMs, but you also will have a simpler set up.