RatherBeFlying,
I read loud and clear where you're coming from, and agree with you.
The intent of the suggestions implied in my post was that it's always preferred to not take any part of the aircraft all of the way to it's limits (e.g. allowing one set of landing gear to do the work of four), hence the use of the words "advisable" and "preferred" in my post.
Regards,
Old Smokey