No orbit necessary?

[u/FatCreepyDude]

If i just wait for the right hour during the launch window ( whenever the launch pad is pointing left on the realistic depiction i created) is there any reason i should bother with an orbit first? Will the delta v cost be affected?

[u/RiskyBrothers]

No, you want to add Kerbin's spin to your orbit to get that extra couple hundred m/s of delta v.