It really depends on the kind of bread you like too. It's true for bog standard wheat sourdoughs and stuff but not for more complex breads like borodinsky [1] w

It really depends on the kind of bread you like too. It's true for bog standard wheat sourdoughs and stuff but not for more complex breads like borodinsky [1] which has steps that take several days and include everything from boiling water to molasses. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borodinsky_bread https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borodinsky_bread