I did it fairly often in New Leaf when I was further along in the game.
I'm not doing it in New Horizons because I want to experience the day-by-day, though I feel like I'm one of the few people that doesn't do it and I feel so much further behind everyone else and it kind of feels bad. Everyone has fully built towns and I'm just now getting Able's built and I still only have 5 villagers.
But on the other hand, once my town is 'finished' it'll feel like the game is over so I'm trying to be patient and hold off so I don't run out of things to do. So while I feel left in the dust, I'm also glad the game won't feel 'over' quite as soon.
I have nothing against TT, I just don't want to do it until I finish my town naturally.