In general, if the end result is good, or identical with a Tutorial, even if you’ve done something differently, there is absolutely nothing to worry about.
There are always many ways to do something and not every detail in a workflow is essential. Sometimes, you see someone zero-ing out the Location of an Objectin the N-Panel, for instance, while you could also just use ALT+G, to Clear the Location.
I also haven’t watched this yet, but often these things are simply habits of doing something a certain way, even if it’s not the ‘best’ way, it gets the job done.
But I’ll go and watch the Honey Jar and see if there is something more to the use of the Edge Split in this case.