My dh made my moulds so I have lots, I prebatch the hard oils and lye for each batch and have all the colourants and FO's out and just go. I can get 5 - 18 bar batches done in about an hour.
Perfect your product first..I make soap and spent 2 years getting it just the way I wanted it. I still tweak labels etc now and then but the soap had to be the best it could be before I would sell it..