I know that stropping is performed before you shave, but I'm just curious...is it the same as stropping before hand?

Example : I finish a nice SR shave on Monday. Monday night, I've got a few minutes to spare, so I decide to strop it for Wednesdays shave.

In the above example, I've stropped it ahead of time. Will this be just as effective, or does it have to be just before the shave?