Yeah, else all the oils will already be cooked out and quite some flavour will be evaporated

I’m also always doing some onions first, after that a part of the garlic to fry, then the other stuff, and when it’s “soupy” put in a bit more of the garlic - and if you really still like it, you can put in more close to the end
That way, everything will get nicely juiced in garlic oils, and adding something in the end to have some fresh stuff inside, can spice it up more