Although caning was generally seen the more severe, especially by girls as it was upping the anti from the usual non caning punishments, some regarded this the more favoured or quicker option,
That’s how I saw it – just get it over with. The cane can really hurt but it doesn’t last long.
We had lessons Saturday morning, so any detentions were held in the afternoon, I would readily have taken a few more strokes than have to give up my Saturday afternoon leisure or confined to school.
We had detention immediately after school so it’s wasn’t quite the same thing for us. I can fully understand your preferring more stroke to losing you Saturday afternoon. In your position I would too. Losing an hour of your evening is bad enough to make the cane preferable.