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Potting up

Hi again!

I hope this is not too far off topic.  Someone (who might know) told me
that it's better to put seedlings & cuttings into a small pot before potting
up again until one gets to the intended container size, perhaps after
another intermediate stage.  He said the plants develop better that way.

Is there any truth to this?  How & why do the plants develop better this
way?

I suspect it might help prevent damping off since the small plant isn't
surrounded by so much damp medium into which its roots don't yet reach
to suck it dry.  And of course there are side benefits - less medium to
chuck out when something does die, and I do it to hold the plants back
until I can spare the space for their larger containers.

Regards,
Martin
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