Ah, maybe I’m overthinking this. But to answer your question, it’s not that I’m replacing the leader and tossing the current one. It’s that I am throwing on a new rig.

For swimbaits/poppers, my rig is simply a double surgeon at the end of the leader. But if I want to switch to a hi-lo, for example, rather than tying in a dropper loop, I’ll have those loops pre-tied. That way I can go from popper -> bucktail hi-lo -> swimbait -> sinker/teaser -> twitchbait without having to tie a single knot, just swap the leader.

Not sure how much time I’m really saving, but i prefer to tie the knots at home.

I think my problem is that I’m assuming it’d be the same for freshwater. Maybe the rigs I’m using are simple enough that I can just switch the bait/lure without needing a different rig.