Thank you all for the replies
I made one of those mistakes that you hate to own up to - but I will.
The way that I was thinking was that when I pull a shot the excess water runs back into the water tank via the OPV - my thinking was if this happens during the shot then I could keep the wand closed to reprime and the water would then try to go through the wand, not be able to and then go back through to the water tank.
"Insert head slap here"
The water only goes back into the water tank once in cannot make it out of the group head. Doh!!

So yes I will continue to prime the way I have been. My process is pretty much what others have said. I use the excess water to start to clean my milk jug after steaming.
Thanks again for the replies

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