Another thing that may be worth noting within the context of doc’s videos is that in most of the videos in which he mutes the edge & brings it back on a single stone it’s most often an attempt to demonstrate the relative speed of the stone rather than endorsing it as an overall honing method. He also has been noted for stating that he does a conventional synth progression up to 5-8k followed by jnat finishing. So even doc is known to approach honing from a few different strategies.
I know this is done to test speed but really... it is not necessary in any form.