I agree with many points made by both of you (and disagree with a few) even when they are the opposite approach. there's a million ways to skin a cat and different approaches have pros and cons, depending on the situation and people involved.
my take is (1) it was low probability OP could have banged the girl, (2) it was still worth trying for fun, learning, and off chance it works, (3) giving it a shot is how OP will figure out his game.
I'm much more of a patient guy playing the long game now, but there was a time I used to jump into the lion's den and pull out girls surrounded by a pack of guys like I owned her. It worked bc I was a young, successful, and fit, and girls were into me more, guys assumed she was with me, and I was on top of the world.
I can't pull that off anymore bc I'm obviously older than the girl, the girl is less likely to go along or be intrigued by me, the guys wouldn't believe she was with me as I'm clearly out of her league age wise, etc etc...so I just changed my game.
the only thing I disagree with both of you on is that there's one approach. everybody needs to experiment and find their game