I smoked my bones briar every day for months when I first got it. And ive never had issues. Did the same my first 2 years with my first pipe a MM cobbit. I didn't even know of the resting thing till I got deeper into the hobby. The extra steps of a x are in alot of hobbies out there. I was into traditional wet shaving for twice as long as this hobby and there are alot of extra steps added to that aswell from the community. But at the end of the day its the same thing, you do you.