Merging your layers to finalize your work makes things faster.
This Painting thought process took way to long for me to understand.
I honestly find it scary to merge layers.
I always duplicate and save back-ups
( It’s to time consuming. )
So I tried merging my layers.
After doing this for a months now, I have come to realize it has boost my creation process.
Along side my confidence that there is no redo button anymore like Traditional art.
Sometimes you just have to zoom out and try another approach.
You can and always do something better.