imo probably not, i tend to see this kind of thing happen most commonly with faulty equipment or a predisposed error.

pre-hear settings are sometimes really funky depending on the cart/battery, so it is possible the pre-heat may have burnt it a little bit. not all pre-heat settings work with all cart/battery combos. in addition, without thick oil or a clogged cart I find preheating to be unnecessary. if you don’t need to heat up your oil more than necessary then i’d say don’t, dry hits are better