Well, you just have to think, if you have so many parmeters to work with with your main sets, why arbitrarily drop the weight just to do bunch of reps. If you were doing some doubles or something then it would make sense to come back and tack on a bit of volume. But if you are to do 3x5 then you have a bunch more effective choices to improve for the time-being as you well know. You could add reps, sets, decrease rest periods....

Another thing if you have it in you mind to have low reps followed by volume gathering sets you could work up the 3x5 to say 3x8. Then tack 10 to 20 pounds (you have to judge) on your working weight for a series of doubles (maybe 4) and then try to hit the same 3x8 again or even improve on it. This is a favorite thing of mine to do. It works better on some things than others. Proper rest periods.

Say you're doing 225 for 3x5. You work that up to 3x8. Then next you put on 245 and hit 4 doubles with GOOD rest periods. The finish with 225 for 3x8. If you get a good potentiation effect you may be able to add even more reps or even add another 5 pounds to the same reps. The fact that the added weight is still submaximal with good fatigue management makes it very manageable but you get the advantage of simply lifting heaveir stuff, which is something people discount with the whole repeated effort being the be all and end all mentality.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.