Debate: Is it better to fix a bad haircut right away or wait a few days?

I messed up a layered cut on a client last Tuesday and spent like 45 minutes trying to fix it on the spot. Kept trimming and trimming and it just got worse. Ended up having to take off way more length than I wanted. But my coworker says she always tells clients to come back in 2-3 days so she can see how the hair settles before touching it again. She says rushing makes you fix things that aren't even problems after a wash. I see her point but I feel like leaving someone with a wonky cut for days is bad for business. What do you guys do when you realize you took off too much on one side or the layers dont blend right? Do you fix it immediately or let it sit?

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elizabetht561d agoMost Upvoted

Heard this exact thing from my friend Karen. She's a stylist too and she did this one bob on a woman. Thought she fixed it right there but the client came back the next day furious. Said it looked totally different dry and slept on. Karen had to take off even more. Now she always waits. She says hair lies to you when it's wet. Tells clients to come back in 48 hours and it saves her so much stress.