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Cocked and locked...what's the point otherwise?
I suppose that you could try to drop the hammer on a 1911-variant, but I don't think that's a safe practice/habit.
To my understanding, 1911's are ON with a round chambered, hammer cocked, safeties (thumb/grip) on. Or they are OFF with chamber clear, hammer down.
When in play, cocked/locked/holster retention on. When out of play, hammer down/chamber clear. No mix-ups that way.
As to whether the mainspring weakens being compressed throughout the day...mainsprings = cheap
...fast switch to a secondary and dropping the op-for = priceless
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