That "more parts to wash" line really hit home for me too.

We did a 20 yard pour last spring with a standard mix, not fast set. The foreman pushed to strip early because the crew was behind schedule. I said no because the overnight temp dropped way lower than forecast. Let it cure the full 48 hours instead. It turned out rock solid, no crazing. The guy who took over the next phase said he'd seen three other crews that week have issues from rushing it. Sometimes the forecast is your best info, even when it puts you behind.

That's a really sharp way to look at it. Reminds me of trying to diagnose a weird engine noise by listening for the patterns most people miss. You're not just seeing a mistake, you're seeing the trail of how it got put together from all the scraps it was fed. Focusing on those hidden links could show how its logic works, kind of like finding the loose wire causing a short. Makes you wonder what else we could learn by really mapping out those gaps, right?