How you cast can help reduce drag so your dry fly or nymph looks more realistic and drifts with the current, the same as a natural insect? Mending the line is not always the best way. You’ll get a distinct advantage by modifying your standard cast, making it into a Reach Cast or Parachute Cast. These are not hard to do, and they disturb the water less because you aren’t moving your line on the water, but in the air before your fly lands. Think of them as “pre-mends”.
