"less is more" is a commonly repeated maxim, meaning that simple things are preferable to complicated things. In this case it seems to mean that the less complicated explanation would cause less trouble with Charlie, or the less he knows, the better.
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"less is more" is a commonly repeated maxim, meaning that simple things are preferable to complicated things. In this case it seems to mean that the less complicated explanation would cause less trouble with Charlie, or the less he knows, the better.