Do I have to repeat everything I do after saving in Majora's Mask?

I was just about to start the Woodfall Temple when I realized that I was on the third day so I played the Song of Time to go back to the beginning. Then I realized that when I tried to take the boat ride to the swamp area that I had to repeat the side quest with the potion maker witch girl. Does this mean I have to repeat everything I've already done prior to the save? How do I avoid this?Do I have to repeat everything I do after saving in Majora's Mask?
In a way, you do have to repeat everything every time you save, but in a way, you don't. If you learn the Song of Soaring, you can use it to travel instantly to owl statues throughout Termina. You can travel to any statue you've previously activated (by hitting it with your sword.) The perched owl will open its wings as proof of this activation. And you only need to activate the statues once per game.





Owl statues usually have jars, bushes, or snowballs around them that contain arrows, bombs, magic jars, and fairies. Certain ones will also contain items specific to that area, like Deku sticks.





To learn the Song of Soaring, follow these steps:





1) Rescue the old witch in the forest and take the boat cruise she offers. If you want to speed up the process of rescuing her, simply buy a red potion from Kotake before entering the Woods of Mystery.





2) Assuming you've already learned the Sonata of Awakening from the monkey, you can skip all the in-palace stuff. Get out of the boat and hop east onto the first lily pad. Then hop onto the lily pad to the right, then onto the ledge at the end. Use the Deku Flower there and fly onto the higher ledge, then go up to enter the Southern Swamp.








3) Southern Swamp





Back in this area, go up and defeat the Dragonflies that will appear, then use the Deku Flower and fly to the following red platform. Use the Deku Flower there to fly to the next platform, then use that Deku Flower to fly onto the fallen tree. From there, walk onto the next platform and use the Deku Flower there to fly left onto the next ledge.





Upon landing, the owl from the previous Zelda game will appear. It'll tell you about the owl statues, then ask you to learn the song on the stone it is sitting on. After it flies away, check out the stone to learn the Song of Soaring. After that, use the Deku Flower and fly to the ledge on the other side of the waterfall. There, go into the cave to enter the Woodfall area.





Once you're in the Woodfall area, make your way to the wooden platform in the middle. Hit the owl statue with your sword to activate it. Now you can save and go back to Day 1 if you want. Just use the Song of Soaring to go back to the owl statue any time you want.