Should I use the JSON data type? (no replies)

Hey, I am storing JSON data (lots of string entries) in mySQL table. I get that you should use the native JSON data type if you want to quickly access parts of the JSON. But I dont need to do that, I am only fetching the whole json and displaying it, not fetching individual parts.

So would not using the JSON data type, and using mediumtext instead be better for me performance wise? Or in any way at all? Would it save storage? Do you use the JSON data type?

Thanks very much in advance guys.