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Murphy's_Law
An apron plane will just cause you issues with surfaces that you are trying to joint it is just possible to prep a surface ready for jointing with a no. 4 bailey pattern smoothing plane but the attention to detail has to be spot on and you have to be well practiced. The shortest plane I would ever use to prep edges for jointing is a 5 1/2 bailey pattern (jack plane) and it's also what I would recommend for people who are looking to refine their skills. It is tempting to use a 6, 7 or even 8 but the extra sole length on these planes actually start to present issues as expansion and contraction with changes in temperature can cause the sole to bow slightly.