The Lego manual goes step by step for a reason. Skip step 14 and the whole spaceship leans.

Sequence carries information that the individual steps do not. A stage that seems optional is often the one holding alignment for everything after it, and the cost of skipping shows up much later, far from where the decision was made. By then the structure is built and the repair means undoing good work.

When you want to skip a stage because it looks unnecessary, ask what it might be holding up. Do the boring foundational parts in order at least once. After you know the build, you will also know which steps are genuinely optional.