Forward bends are like neutral, do be done after twists, back bends, lateral bends, etc. to bring the spine back to neutral. There can be a twist to both sides, and could even move on to a deeper twist next, but then back to a forward bend to sort of ‘reset’ the spine before moving in a different direction. The forward bends also compensate for the ‘deeper’ poses. I tell my students, when in doubt, do a forward bend (including apanasana and child’s pose.)