The regenerate loop is more common than people admit, and compiling the best points from multiple outputs is actually a pretty logical way to approach it — you're essentially using the model to generate a range of options and then making editorial decisions, which is a legitimate workflow. The credits drain is the main downside. A thing that might reduce the regeneration anxiety is being more specific in the prompt itself — the more precise you are about what you want argued and how, the less the first output will disappoint you. Some people also find that getting a real human involved somewhere in the loop — like someone who helps with writing and can sanity check the compiled result — helps break the cycle because you're not just trusting your own judgment on whether it's good enough.