SE, We need to talk about Leatherworker ...

[Silverbane]

Because going out and killing monsters or waiting hours on retainers requires so much thought? The dumbed down rebuttal doesn't work in this scenario because hunting requires you not actively be crafting.

I don't wait on my retainers. I'm smart enough to anticipate what I'll need and send them out to get it before I need it.
But you don't? You wait until you need something and then send a retainer out for it?

In that case, I suggest you get rid of the wait by buying the thing you sent your retainer out off the market board and then recouping the gil by selling what the retainer brings back. No waiting required, even if you can't plan ahead.