Any actual studies on "resting" hatching eggs after shipping?

[underground chickenman]

I am going to be receiving 100 coturnix hatching eggs on a Wednesday. I'd like to try and time a hatch on the weekend, but that means I will have to put them straight in the incubator upon receipt, and even then hope for a textbook 17-18 day hatch. I have read many, many places, including on this forum where shipped eggs should be "rested" for anywhere from 6 to 48 hours. Are there any actual studies on this, or is all the evidence anecdotal? On the anecdotal side, have any of you experienced any differences between resting and not resting hatching eggs before incubating?

Thanks in advance.

UGCM