This is the enclosure I'm using by the way!
ineo M.2 NVMe SSD (20Gbps) USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 2 Enclosure Built-in Cooling Fan [C2598-NVMe20G]
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082D1FF76?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Edit - I also wanted to add that if just running a single plot via USB C, it takes about 6 hours on average (fastest I've seen in my logs was 5:52).