We all develop our own methods that give us the edges we like. That is the most important. There is lot of speculation going on as to why a certain method creates a certain result. Honing particles are microns in diameter so lots of speculation can only be proved or disproved by taking pictures of the crucial stages with an electron microscope. Prof. Verhoeven is someone who published a lot about the science behind sharpening. Some of it may be in the wiki.

OTOH: what the heck, if it works for you it is great!