I have been doing most of my "touch ups" on my shave ready razors on pasted balsa with crox. I have been getting decent results and it seems to refresh the edge well enough.

Last night, I decided to touch up one of my razors on my Nani 12k (10 laps) prior to using the crox. The result was 100% better than the paste alone. Now, I know this is probably obvious, but I have seen so many recommendations that you go to paste first until the edge does not come back, and then you hone.

Is there really any downside to going directly to the 12k when the razor starts to tug/pull?