diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3acded731d..1dc8547505 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,10 +32,16 @@ api_docs_build:
 	poetry run python docs/api_reference/create_api_rst.py
 	cd docs/api_reference && poetry run make html
 
+api_docs_quick_preview:
+	poetry run python docs/api_reference/create_api_rst.py text-splitters
+	cd docs/api_reference && poetry run make html
+	open docs/api_reference/_build/html/text_splitters_api_reference.html
+
 ## api_docs_clean: Clean the API Reference documentation build artifacts.
 api_docs_clean:
 	find ./docs/api_reference -name '*_api_reference.rst' -delete
-	cd docs/api_reference && poetry run make clean
+	git clean -fdX ./docs/api_reference
+	
 
 ## api_docs_linkcheck: Run linkchecker on the API Reference documentation.
 api_docs_linkcheck:
diff --git a/docs/docs/contributing/documentation/technical_logistics.mdx b/docs/docs/contributing/documentation/technical_logistics.mdx
index 4dbb0204df..2c38c6a6d7 100644
--- a/docs/docs/contributing/documentation/technical_logistics.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/contributing/documentation/technical_logistics.mdx
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ make docs_clean
 make api_docs_clean
 ```
 
+
+
 Next, you can build the documentation as outlined below:
 
 ```bash
@@ -78,6 +80,18 @@ make docs_build
 make api_docs_build
 ```
 
+:::tip
+
+The `make api_docs_build` command takes a long time. If you're making cosmetic changes to the API docs and want to see how they look, use:
+
+```bash
+make api_docs_quick_preview
+```
+
+which will just build a small subset of the API reference.
+
+:::
+
 Finally, run the link checker to ensure all links are valid:
 
 ```bash