I’ve tried them over the years, but don’t have any specifics for performance results, mainly due to not following them that well once outdoor season came along and/or getting burnt out on them and changing direction. I would say to look closely at the intensity level of the low volume workouts and see if you can realistically handle that AND stay consistent with your training across all three disciplines–consistency is king. The bike workouts can be especially difficult to recover from when you’re not doing full rest days like a low volume cycling plan and while the bike is a very large part of your 70.3 performance, the run still matters a ton so as with everything triathlon it’s a balance. If you have more time on the weekend you could look at incorporating the longer rides from the higher volume plans to help offset any reductions in intensity during the weekday rides you might need. Note that the tri plans haven’t received any tweaks like the cycling plans have based on failure rates of workouts and whatnot, which IMO they could use (but that’s just me).
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