private static void Main(string[] args)
{
    int defaultN = 1000;

    Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();

    while (true)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Enter test elements number:");
        int n;
        if (!int.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out n)) n = defaultN;
        else defaultN = n;

        Console.WriteLine($"Test with {n} elements");

        List<object> list = Enumerable.Repeat(new object(), n).ToList();
        sw.Start();
        Clear(list);
        sw.Stop();
        Console.WriteLine("Clear: {0} ms", sw.ElapsedTicks / 10000D);

        GC.Collect();
        GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();

        List<object> list2 = Enumerable.Repeat(new object(), n).ToList();
        sw.Restart();
        Reinitialize(list2);
        sw.Stop();
        Console.WriteLine("Reinitialize: {0} ms", sw.ElapsedTicks / 10000D);

        GC.Collect();
        GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();

        List<object> list3 = Enumerable.Repeat(new object(), n).ToList();
        sw.Restart();
        ReinitializeAndCollect(list3);
        sw.Stop();
        Console.WriteLine("ReinitializeAndCollect: {0} ms", sw.ElapsedTicks / 10000D);

        Console.WriteLine("===");
    }
}
private static List<object> Clear(List<object> list)
{
    list.Clear();
    return list;
}
private static List<object> Reinitialize(List<object> list) => new List<object>();
private static List<object> ReinitializeAndCollect(List<object> list)
{
    list = new List<object>();

    GC.Collect();
    GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers();

    return list;
}

chart = new ChartistChart() { Title = "My fancy chart" };
series = new List<ChartistMetaValue>();
*some code for getting the statistics*
chart.Series.Add(series);
chartistLineCharts.Add(chart);

chart = new ChartistChart() { Title = "My second fancy chart" };
series = new List<ChartistMetaValue>();
*some code for getting the statistics*
chart.Series.Add(series);
chartistLineCharts.Add(chart);

series.Clear();