I have similar habits. I stopped landscaping because I wanted to avoid creating more save lag. I understand that was fixed(?) but I haven't changed my habits. I don't even use a hoe. My personal additions are something I called a dojo fighting platform for raid defense, perches for wolf hunt defense in the mountains and for sniping fulings, and a vast array of coded signposts because I am playing with no map. There are things I want to try with base building, but for some reason I feel compelled to advance the fight. I might try a casual building world next.