How many plants and what footprint/sqft? Sounds ambitious but doable with enough plants (and depending on what you consider the start of veg).
I would make the analogy that what @Aqua Man is saying is kinda like comparing dating someone new to being in a "serious" relationship. You cant exactly skip to the serious part before you know someone, it doesn't necessarily mean that you don't take going on a date seriously, it just means that you are still learning if you like someone, finding out what they want to be happy and whether or not you can provide it.
Its the same thing with plants, a serious grow means anticipating and providing for their needs which is hard to do before you have determined what exactly they are. For me, even though my effort is consistent its usually not until a plants third or fourth generation from clone that I feel like I can maximize their potential within the limits of my setup, up to that point its still more of a learning experience. Maybe I'm way off base so correct me if I'm wrong but that's what it seems like you are saying.