diff --git a/benches/level_manifest.rs b/benches/level_manifest.rs
index b26e4d2..91277a2 100644
--- a/benches/level_manifest.rs
+++ b/benches/level_manifest.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ fn iterate_segments(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let mut group = c.benchmark_group("Iterate level manifest");
     group.sample_size(10);
 
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(".bench").unwrap();
+
     for segment_count in [0, 1, 5, 10, 100, 500, 1_000, 2_000, 4_000] {
         group.bench_function(format!("iterate {segment_count} segments"), |b| {
             let folder = tempfile::tempdir_in(".bench").unwrap();
@@ -28,7 +30,9 @@ fn find_segment(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let mut group = c.benchmark_group("Find segment in disjoint level");
     group.sample_size(10);
 
-    for segment_count in [1u64, 5, 10, 100, 500, 1_000, 2_000, 4_000] {
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(".bench").unwrap();
+
+    for segment_count in [1u64, 4, 5, 10, 100, 500, 1_000, 2_000, 4_000] {
         group.bench_function(
             format!("find segment in {segment_count} segments - binary search"),
             |b| {
diff --git a/src/tree/mod.rs b/src/tree/mod.rs
index e8f35f1..928abb3 100644
--- a/src/tree/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tree/mod.rs
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ impl Tree {
         let level_manifest = self.levels.read().expect("lock is poisoned");
 
         for level in &level_manifest.levels {
-            // NOTE: Based on benchmarking, binary search is only worth it after ~4 segments
-            if level.len() >= 5 {
+            // NOTE: Based on benchmarking, binary search is only worth it with ~4 segments
+            if level.len() >= 4 {
                 if let Some(level) = level.as_disjoint() {
                     // TODO: unit test in disjoint level:
                     // [a:5, a:4] [a:3, b:5]