What do you use strikes for? I use them to complete bounties, vanguard marks and levelling up weapons & armour. Rushing ahead only completes 4 bounties, that come to mind, quicker - complete a strike without dying, defeat phogoth, defeat septis prime and complete 25 strikes (for bad juju - why do you even want it?). Of the four available only two can be completed in one strike (unless you are on strike No.25 obviously) All the other bounties like earn 9000xp, 100 precision kills, melee 30 enemies etc all require you to kill enemies. If you kill the so called "tissue paper" enemies than won't you complete your bounties quicker and in less strikes? What's the difference in XP for killing a lvl 13 vandal to a lvl 24 vandal? What's the time difference in killing a lvl 13 compared to a lvl 24? I can complete a strike in 10-15 mins (maybe 20 for the Mars strike) and that's not rushing. I complete more bounties, I get more kills, I earn more XP (motes of light) and my weapons & armour upgrade faster. Also for those that don't know; If you stay in close proximity to your fireteam (instead of rushing) then you get XP for my kills too.