You don’t have to go landslide unless you choose to do so (which you might well do if your layover is 8+ hours and you are deciding to take advantage of the free hotel on offer).

If you are connecting from a flight originating not from Asia to a flight in Asia, the chances are that your transit will be under 8 hours (and the same the other way round). If you are coming from “not Asia” and going to “not Asia” (e.g SYD-CAN-LHR), often - but not always- there is a long transit.