Yes, but… all other things being equal, less LOC is generally better. That’s fewer lines of code to debug, to understand, etcetera.
If you have too few lines of code it becomes harder to understand. Why do some coding standards of good development teams outlaw tertiary syntax? Because it is a pain in the ass to look at.
PLEASE PLEASE PEOPLE DO NOT EVER USE TERTIARY SYNTAX. THAT SHIT IS SO FUCKING ANNOYING TO MAINTAIN.