I'm with Roy on this one. I quite often start with three and drop to two. There are very few near wedges that I can hone with a single layer and have a sensible bevel. Too much tape effects the shave too. You need to be in the happy zone. It can take many sessions to get a properly set bevel on a near wedge. I try to limit how much time in one session I spend on bevel setting on restoration honing. I think if I spend too much time in one sitting working on one razor it is al,out counter productive. Like I get bored and stop paying enough attention and then I'm not honing anymore I'm just grinding away.
Relax and enjoy, when that stops you should too!