You need to have the right tool for the right job. If I'm driving on a 100 mile trip I can drive 10 mph. I'll get there and save on gas but what's my time worth? Just as a point of reference you could put a blade as dull as a butterknife under running water for a few hundred years and you'll have the sharpest razor going but you wouldn't want to do that.

You match the hone or strop to the job you need to do. You want to make your life as easy as possible.