Do I change wrist setting if Sense 2 is on other wrist temporarily?

[w-sky]

Hello, it is clear that the setting should match where I wear my Fitbit usually. But because the instructions and articles from the net do not give a clear answer to this question: Should I change the device setting in the app for "wrist you wear your device on (dominant or non-dominant)" if I only wear the Fitbit on the other side temporarily, e.g. for 1 or 2 days, or only a few hours?

Moderator Edit: Clarified subject

[JohnnyRow · Accepted solution]

My personal view is that's there's not really a real "should" to it.  For myself, I don't bother when I switch for a few hours to give one wrist a breather.

But to decide, look at what difference that setting makes.  It is a filter affecting only step count. It is to filter out some pseudo-steps that might be detected on your dominant wrist.  So ultimately it depends on 2 factors: (1) how concerned are you about getting step count as precise as possible, knowing it is never going to be totally precisely accurate anyway, (2) in the time when you are going to switch wrists, what will you be doing? Will you be doing al lot of activity with dominant wrist, such as brushing hair or teeth or petting dog or whatever, where the dominant wrist filter might be a big factor, or just everyday activity where it's not much of a factor.

Keep in mind, step count does not affect calorie burn or zone minutes.  Those are based on heart rate.