The suttas were already cherry picked when they were written down. In fact, they were cherry picked when the oral tradition first developed. See also, Digha Ni

The suttas were already cherry picked when they were written down. In fact, they were cherry picked when the oral tradition first developed. See also, Digha Nikaya 16, the Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta, one of the foremost suttas detailing the Buddha's awakening, in which he refuses to achieve full enlightenment in the presence of Mara unless his monks and nuns, male and female lay followers were fully established in the dhamma. https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/DN/DN16.html https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/DN/DN16.html