On this point, Android 45 started late because I goofed the schedule and started the planning thread late. You can see the dates posted here.
If it happened to work out better it was by accident, not a result of any permanent change in the scheduling approach.
The andro 46 plan is consistent with our existing approach. If we want to change it we can, but it isn’t currently being done any differently than has been the case for awhile now.