Should I index HTTPS Urls over HTTP? Page Speed Score concerns?

[shamrock]

I have a website that's not fully indexed yet, and I want to open for it an account on Google Search Console and upload for it a sitemap.

Should I open the console for the HTTPS version, and upload a sitemap with the HTTPS Urls? is it better than HTTP? The first downside I can think of is that I read HTTPS urls load slower, becasue of the handshake. So, does it also means their google page speed score will be lower, and thus they may underperform?

[keyplyr]

Should I open the console for the HTTPS version, and upload a sitemap with the HTTPS Urls?

Yes.

If you have a redirect to HTTPS, then that is your site now. Open your GSC account using the HTTPS property. It will take a couple days for all the fields to populate.

So, does it also means their google page speed score will be lower, and thus they may underperform?

Slightly, but the entire web has moved to HTTPS. Pages that are HTTP (and not HTTPS) will become irrelevant and may eventually be dropped from Google's index.

But you get a slight ranking boost for HTTPS pages. Also, the new HTTP/2 protocol that greatly increases speed will only apply to HTTPS pages.

Related discussions:

What Will Happen if I Don't Switch to HTTPS? [webmasterworld.com]

Why HTTPS Matters [developers.google.com]

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[dethfire]

I've migrated several sites to HTTPS and didn't notice a dang bit of difference.

[keyplyr]

I've secured about 30 sites over the last couple years. Most all with Adsense and have not seen any decline in any areas.

[suvaance]

If users are sharing their personal or financial info with your site, you have to move to https. Though it is a positive ranking factor but not like you would jump several places up by moving to https.

Https is not going to slow your page load time that much you are afraid. In fact, you have great content and getting good user engagement, no need to worry about both. But migrate to https asap. That's the future.

[keyplyr]

If users are sharing their personal or financial info with your site, you have to move to https

All pages need to be HTTPS.

That's the future

It is the present.

[suvaance]

Agreed:)