In my experience, Waste Not is not the time to be using Tricks of the Trade.

If it is a 70 or 80 durability recipe, what I do to start out is pop Inner Quiet, then use Careful Synthesis until I am one Careful away from finishing. Gamble with a Standard Touch whenever Excellent pops up during this phase.

At that point, pop Steady Hand and start using Hasty Touch, hitting Tricks of the Trade whenever it pops up as Good. Refresh Steady Hand as necessary, hitting Master's Mend 2 when it gets to 10 Durability. When I get back down to 30 or 40 Durability, I start to play with numbers in my head - trying to replace the 20 Durability Touch with a Great Strides->Advanced Touch combo, that is still covered by Steady Hand. That playing also tries to make the 30 Durability Touch from Hasty to Standard, or at least Basic (which is more likely to land than Hasty, even if it is the same Quality).