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"When it's white, it's tight"...... (knuckle, for anyone not familiar with the saying!)It's a bit like plumbing, you get a feel for it.
I use the same method, tighten up gently making sure no cross threading is taking place, then give it another tweak, and a final tweak before fixing in place.
Usually the third tweak produces nothing in the tightening procedure but gives peace of mind.
I wouldn't trust torque screwdrivers, you might think it's tight because it's torqued to the correct reading, but everything can be faulty.
Good old fashioned feeling can never be wrong, unless you get arthritis.