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.
wtx.m_it_wtxOrdered = wtxOrdered.insert(std::make_pair(wtx.nOrderPos, &wtx));
        wtx.nTimeSmart = ComputeTimeSmart(wtx);
        AddToSpends(hash);
    }
    bool fUpdated = false;
    if (!fInsertedNew)
    {
        
        if (!wtxIn.hashUnset() && wtxIn.hashBlock != wtx.hashBlock)
        {
            wtx.hashBlock = wtxIn.hashBlock;
            fUpdated = true;
        }
        
        if (wtxIn.hashBlock.IsNull() && wtx.isAbandoned())
        {
            wtx.hashBlock = wtxIn.hashBlock;
            fUpdated = true;
        }
        if (wtxIn.nIndex != -1 && (wtxIn.nIndex != wtx.nIndex))
        {
            wtx.nIndex = wtxIn.nIndex;
            fUpdated = true;
        }
        if (wtxIn.fFromMe && wtxIn.fFromMe != wtx.fFromMe)
        {
            wtx.fFromMe = wtxIn.fFromMe;
            fUpdated = true;
        }