Took 3 weekends to fix a wavy bathroom floor I thought was level

I started tiling my half bath in Akron and assumed the subfloor was flat because the old vinyl looked smooth. After laying about 15 tiles, I noticed the grout lines were drifting and a few corners sat higher than the rest. I pulled up three tiles and checked with a 6 foot level, that's when I saw a dip maybe a quarter inch deep right in the middle. I tried self leveling compound but mixed it too thick, so it dried lumpy and I had to grind it down with a rental sander. That took a full Saturday by itself, then another weekend to redo the underlayment with plywood shims. Finally got it flat enough to re-tile this past Sunday, but the whole thing ate 3 weekends instead of the one day I planned. Anyone else battled a hidden dip that only shows up after you start setting tile? What did you use to find it faster?

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