thanks for the suggestion Koraks. i’ve found the need & benefit of seeing what the print looks like either neutralized (or where i’m happy with it) prior to pre-flashing - when experimenting w/ different color hues.
for me, i use the pre-flash a ‘cherry on top’ & can only determine what color/tone intensity i prefer once the print is where it needs to be.
i’ve definitely had my fair share of needing to slightly move points on the color head in either direction to compensate depending on the print - but i think in the long run i’m saving more paper & time than if i were to arbitrarily apply a pre-flashed hue/tone to (x) amount of paper & be stuck with that particular look (specifically in my highlights) & have to troubleshoot that.
i wouldn’t be surprised if things change the more i keep doing it, however. seems to be the case every time i finish a session