Mt2 maintenance vs daily

I’ve been taking mt2 for about 2-3 months now. At the start I was pinning daily until I reached my desired tan, then went down to 2x per week.

I was under the false assumption that if I took the maintenance dosages (2x a week), I’d be able to maintain my tan with no UV exposure. I of course discovered that was not true as my tan has mostly faded.

If I start trying to get daily UV exposure, can I increase my tan again whilst staying on the maintenance dose? Will it still help me tan easier and the tan last longer? Or do I have to go back to daily to increase the tan again