This is exactly our algorithm as all. I can't really imagine flipping it the other way, since leaving dirty dishes in a dishwasher will just let them completely dry out, making it more likely they won't get fully clean when the cycle is eventually run.

Rinse until visually clean, then put in dishwasher.

This doubles the time required to do the dishes, defeating much of the purpose of the dishwasher.

Idk, to me it's not about time but effort. Rinsing is just pleasant.

That’s not a zero-copy algorithm. The algorithm with using the soap dispenser being closed as a flag is zero-copy.