You can have Min plus Karlach and Wyll. You just go to the mountain / act 2 without completing the goblins vs grove quest for either side.
Of course, then there's no Dammon to help Karlach
Ignoring huge chunk of content isn't really a choice. More like fast-forwarding the events/speedrunning through the game which is pretty much a no-go for RPGs. Even odd from RP point given the "tadpole" problem. It shouldn't be the only "viable" option as it still
ruins personal quest for an uninvolved companion, their romance as well as removes one of the best merchants in the entire game, offers no alternative to tiefling content and you can't even escort them to safety yourself
and keeps the issue of needless companion exclusivity unresolved. It's a bandaid solution, at best.
