maya modelling process

At the minute i am creating the models for the animation and because i am fairly new to the 3D process and i have to create SEVEN models and rig them i have decided to break the process down into parts for example i have begun with modelling all the faces first so that i don't forget anything and whilst i am in the flow creating face models i should be able to create them quicker and hopefully keep me on target for the rest off the project.