Well I guess I'm the one who has to break the disappointing news; SS's and pre-exhaust training did not start with the Weider (either Joe, Ben or Betty) principle. The Weider principle is to fleece the most money out of the unaware public. Most of the Pro's I've seen train in SO Cal don't use that method that often (if ever), but suit yourself. But who knows, training styles seem to come in cycles for awhile, and pre-exhausting could be in full bloom some time in the future.
You could leave the pre-exhause system as a regular part of training. Probably 6 to 8 week cycles, if you train that way. Could also try the one and one half system (very effective) as another form of being joint friendly. 10X10's, 8X8's, etc are also joint saving because only a moderate weight is used throughout each set. Good Luck.