Originally Posted by
Gnopps
Actually yes, it is possible to define stopover-points below 24h when pricing the ticket manually. It can be useful when you want to break the ticket at a transfer point because you know that you might later want to transform your layover to a 24+ stopover.
OK, granted, but it’s not something United.com or any OTA is going to do automatically. You’d have to do it specifically with that intent, and, as you say, via manual pricing.