I'm leaving my house in NJ at noon sharp Thursday 8/3. This would put my in DC area 4ish. I've never left this time of day so have zero idea if it's worth trying to get through DC and Richmond during the peak of rush. If I do the alternate route I78-81-26 that's guaranteed to add 90+ minutes to overall drive time. So the net net of things with traffic I feel either way would be about the same windshield time. I do feel as though the long way will be a little stable from a traffic perspective whereas I95 I have the potential to crash and burn that time of day. I know this has been asked a million and one times but I just want a sanity check here please. Tell me to do X and why. TIA