Yup, this is likely going to work. I think I remember that users on IRC have already done the exact same thing. There is also enough space for a 3.5 mm audio jack on the right side-panel. I am using it for actual audio though:
Another popular solution is to include the usb uart adapter in the classic reform case and then connect to the now internal uart adapter via micro usb or usb-c. This used to be my setup 3 years ago: