Can someone answer a quick plumbing question? No emergency, just curiosity?

Can someone answer a quick plumbing question? No emergency, just curiosity?
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If the tank isn’t full, you’re not going to get a complete flush. Your way was better than the suggested way, but the landlord may have felt taking the tank lid off was too much for other renters in your complex.
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