By all means, you do you. Everyone learns differently and it´s completely fine to approach it this way.
I just think that a majority of people would probably not benefit as much from this tactic as much as you might. For every Kanji in Genki that I didn´t know I was feeling a tiny bit bad that I was “cheating” with Furigana and it was a huge confidence booster when I did recognize some I already knew.
Using things in tandem is usually very beneficial, because on thing re-inforces the other, but one of WaniKanis biggest pitfalls has always been the fact that people focus on it for far too long without using anything else. If you are close to completing WK and are still doing N5 grammar then you might have picked your priorities wrong
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I agree. Wanikani really bogs you down with a lot of unneeded vocabulary especially for Sub-N5 level. I wouldn’t advise someone who just learned hiragana to try it. Genki textbook is a much better approach to get moving. It would also help a lot to understand 自動詞, 他動詞, and passive form before starting.
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I also tend to agree that it’s fine to start WK (or other kanji study) a little later – learn some of the bones of the language first and then tackle the kanji-learning process in earnest afterwards. I think textbooks don’t expect their readers to be doing dedicated kanji study before or perhaps even during their use. Doing a little of working with kanji the traditional way also I think gives some motivation for why srs-and-mnemonics is helpful.
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These videos might guide you better than I could directly:
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