Performing the following (note the range of 10,000):

`importmulti '[{"desc": "sh(wpkh([aeee1e6a/49h/1h/0h]tpubDC5bVdaveQYxGFztMShFAjU637kKjrs9FD8ne1oHR7z8tLeQJExsaxWRVeSpcCcYMdp5ecf2LQhuVaeYFZ7YEpvWTJr4nDGUJrmuvLuTSsp/1/*))", "keypool": true, "timestamp": "now", "watchonly": true, "internal": true, "range": {"end": 1000}}]' '{"rescan": false}'`

takes many minutes. @achow101 reports a similar import taking 6 minutes on his machine.
{
    CCrypter crypter;
    CKeyingMaterial _vMasterKey;
    {
        LOCK(cs_wallet);
        for (const MasterKeyMap::value_type& pMasterKey : mapMasterKeys)
        {
            if(!crypter.SetKeyFromPassphrase(strWalletPassphrase, pMasterKey.second.vchSalt, pMasterKey.second.nDeriveIterations, pMasterKey.second.nDerivationMethod))
                return false;
            if (!crypter.Decrypt(pMasterKey.second.vchCryptedKey, _vMasterKey))
                continue; 
            if (CCryptoKeyStore::Unlock(_vMasterKey, accept_no_keys)) {
                
                UpgradeKeyMetadata();
                return true;
            }
        }
    }
    return false;
}
bool CWallet::ChangeWalletPassphrase(const SecureString& strOldWalletPassphrase, const SecureString& strNewWalletPassphrase)
{
    bool fWasLocked = IsLocked();
    {
        LOCK(cs_wallet);
        Lock();
        CCrypter crypter;
        CKeyingMaterial _vMasterKey;
        for (MasterKeyMap::value_type& pMasterKey : mapMasterKeys)