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Pretty much the same process I follow. But rather than putting one die in I put a tool head in. I mean who doesn't like more head?

Trimming should be a "once every 5-10 loads" thing. If you're having to trim every time, or every other time, you need to re-evaluate your sizing process and die adjustment, and most likely your setup is causing excess headspace as well.

I trim once when I start using new (or once fired, whatever) brass, and then don't trim again until it's been shot a bit. Knowing how long your chamber will actually tolerate, rather than just book specs, is helpful as well; there is a company selling little plugs to measure that, but I forget the name.

Don't over-complicate case prep. Most people invest way too much time in that without additional benefit.

I don't doubt what you're saying . . . but I think it depends on the rest of your setup. Namely, what kind of trimmer you have and how organized you are with your brass.

Personally, I have an awesome trimmer (Giraud Power Trimmer) and shitty brass organization so I don't know how many times each piece has been fired. So, it's easier for me to just trim every time. In fact, it's faster and easier for me to trim than it is to check the length.

It shouldn't have anything to do with the kind of trimmer you have set up. The point is to not trim at all except when needed, and to not have a separate brass processing stage.

For example I clean my 5.56 brass, and then load it in one pass in my Dillon 550. I have no reason to do it any other way. I don't need to run it through a separate tool head first or add any extra steps. And that is for match grade accuracy ammo; not cheap junk blasting ammo (I don't waste components and loading time for that).
I don't load much 308 on the 550, but treat it the same way when I do.

With pistol calibers, there's no reason to trim or have a processing tool head, unless you found a bunch of crimped primer pocket brass.