No jet experience, no turboprop, but I learned flying light twins out west that "you can't wish the fuel back into the truck".
Pilots flying with me would ask why I did not fill up, we were below gross weight, you filled it on the flatlands, etc.
I told them I wanted the chance to make it back to the numbers, nothing more. No more fuel than I needed to get to the next stop. The next stop may be a little closer for a mid day summer departure
