That makes sense to me, Larry. I've heard from others that use a plant that's a strong pollen parent to test pods, and vice versa, instead of reciprocal crosses. But I don't do enough crossing to know which pollen or pods to use like that, yet.
I started stratifying my 2022 seedlings today, and I noticed I'm still doing a lot of reciprocal crosses. I guess I like that way, and I'm still curious about the outcomes.