Java Method invocation vs using a variable

Question

Recently I got into a discussion with my Team lead about using temp variables vs calling getter methods. I was of the opinion for a long time that, if I know that I was goin

Answer 1

I will not sacrifice "Code readability" to some microseconds.
Perhaps it is true that getter performs better and can save you several microseconds in runtime. But i believe, variables can save you several hours or perhaps days when bug fixing time comes.

Sorry for the non-technical answer.