[Nodejs] Is it safe to cut in parts from the buffer?

Question

Node.js

Let's say something like this:

let buffer = Buffer.from(..........);
  while (... какое-то условие ...) {
    let bufferPart = buffer.slice(0, N); // отрезали первые N байт буфера
    doSomething(bufferPart); // сделали что-то с этим фрагментом
    buffer = buffer.slice(N, buffer.length); // укоротили буфер, выкинув начальные N байт
  }

With this approach, the original buffer will live until the references to each slice to it run out (even if there are no more references to the original), after which it will be marked for deletion by the garbage collector?