set attribute empty vs remove

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Setup

for (var i=0;i<100;i++)
    {
        var elem = document.createElement("div");
        elem.setAttribute("title","bla");
        document.body.appendChild(elem);
    }
    
    var divs = document.getElementsByTagName("div");

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set empty
for (var x=0;x<100;x++)
{
    divs[x].setAttribute("title", "");    
    divs[x].setAttribute("title", "bla");
}
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remove it
for (var i=0;i<100;i++)
{
    divs[i].removeAttribute("title");
    divs[i].setAttribute("title", "bla");
}
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