Buddy who did the JMT in '21 told me my whole route plan was backwards

I spent about 3 weeks mapping out a 6 day loop in the Winds with big miles on day 1 and 2 so we could chill at the end, and my buddy who hiked the JMT a couple years back looked at it and just said 'you're gonna blow your legs out before you even see the good stuff.' He thinks you should ease in the first day and stack the miles once you're warmed up, which is the total opposite of how I've always done it. Has anyone actually switched to front loading the easy days and did it make a real difference, or am I overthinking this?

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