Yes. I have done this many times. Less than 24h is the key. The APD is just a money grab and the old saying " give a mouse a cookie and then he will want a glass of milk " except the glass has turned into a gallon ( imperial ) Quote below sums it up.

"Introduced in 1994 as a “green” tax, levied on every flight departing a UK airport, the proceeds from APD have never actually been used to neutralise the environmental impact of air travel and have instead been funnelled into the general tax pot."