Everyone has choices and specific needs, that's why we have such a variety of everything. I seldom "run & gun", usually hunt a stand at least a few times once it's up. Some stands go in the same tree year after year, some are up in August, come down in January.
When I do need to set up a stand and hunt t immediately, I've had little problem with doing it quietly with the stands/sticks stacked as designed. Once I get to the bottom of the tree, I usually take the stand off, take the sticks off the stand, put the stand back on my back. I tie the rope to my bow and pack (if I have one), then put the first two sticks on the tree. The other 2 or 3 sticks are either hung from the branches, the second stick, or slid under the belt of my safety harness. As I climb, with the safety harness attached "lineman's style", I attach the remaining sticks, hang the stand, climb in, pull up my bow, and hunt. If I'm going to return to the spot, I'll tie the rope around the tree above my head and clip my safety harness into the prusic knot I have on the rope so I can safely descend and ascend the tree each time.
That works for me. We each develop our own styles as we prefer.