Any thing can make sense.
However for me, I wouldn't put the surface conditions I ride in briefly in front of the surface conditions I ride in normally. The more tread pattern and thicker the tread pattern is, the more watts you'll loose. So on a long ride, that can be the difference in finishing tired or finishing with energy left. I just slow down and be careful when encountering adverse surface conditions so I can run slicks or tires with very little pattern.