We’re not entirely rational creatures so even though logically we may know it won’t be the finished product, it can still massively impact how something is perceived. First impressions can always make a big difference no matter how much you try to rationalise them away.
I don’t know what tears of the kingdom is, to be honest, so I can’t comment about that.
I’m old enough to remember having to do this myself. Unfortunately I’m also old enough to have completely forgotten why.