Switch to a variable rate loan?

Here’s a question for any finance savvy types. I have a 30 year fixed second loan for $480,000 at 7.1% and I have the option to convert this to a variable rate loan at prime minus a quarter, which would make the interest rate 5%. This would save me around $650 a month. Of course prime will eventually rise again and if I wanted to switch back to a 30 year fixed again there is no guaranteeing at that time that I would get 7.1%. Any advice? Snide comments?

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