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The same reason crushed ice melts faster than a huge block of ice. There is more surface area for the bacteria and digestive acids to make contact with and eat away at the product to be digested. Another example is mulched up leaves will decompose faster than whole leaves.

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Q: Why would something that has been cut up into pieces digest faster?
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