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I did this, and now I would say 'is it really worth it?'
After a while of dual booting I realised I was never using Windows, I was only using it originally for playing Oblivion.
It's probably good experience though, and you will learn a bit about GRUB.
I would argue instead, identify which applications you need Windows for, and then determine what is required to run those on Linux or find alternatives. And then just make the switch.
Linux is kinda simple. Everything is a file.
I went about it the other way around. I switched to linux because I was tired of windows and found alternatives to the software I was used to along the way.