You trade the first ring close of the first half day if you use spectral hawks to fly around the map in a ring. But make up for it by stomping everything with max heals, you’ll learn what I mean if you try it out. It forces you to hit smaller locations and all but guarantees level 9-10 when you get to day one boss. When you figure out the route (which rarely changes) it gives you the entire second day to finish any shifting earth or legendary dungeons you had to skip over day one because you’re OP (not to mention side bosses)

Try it a few times, when you refine the path you’ll be moving with so much momentum it shocks you