I've done the same except intercontinentally and with two suitcases.
I didn't feel liberated from my stuff, I just felt like I now had an inconveniently small amount of stuff and needed to buy all my stuff all over again.
I'd say the difference is I had enough space to carry all that was truly important to me, whereas two suitcases is enough for some clothes, a laptop, and maybe a couple other things.