How fast you move between stages matters as much as where you stop. DMR narrows the dampers and lets the compost heat itself at roughly 1 degree Celsius per hour, reaching 58 to 59 degrees in about 10 to 12 hours. After the hold, temperature is brought down at about 1.5 degrees per hour into the conditioning band.
Throughout, the difference between air above the compost, the compost and the plenum should not exceed 3 degrees. A fast jump or a sudden drop shows the air is working on one part of the mass only.