Digital BW, The Print

Hi folks!

This is a follow-up question to my monitor question (thanks for the 
first replies):

When I am in the darkroom, I print many test-strips to get what I want.
Is this being done in digital B&W too? Saving ink and paper (and time) 
certainly prevents from printing too many full test-pictures. Or does 
WYSIWYG with a reasonable monitor get you close enough to the final print?

(You may guess my a priori "conclusion": maybe its no use to get the 
absolutely best monitor, since one has to do test prints anyway...)

And by the way, a huge "Thank You" to all the very experienced B&W 
workers amongst you for your fantastic contributions!

Louis