Do you mix down to two tracks to master song?

When I would master a song using Sonar I would mix down the song to two tracks and master on the two tracks. Now that I am using Logic Pro x I am not seeing anyone talk about mixing down to two tracks.  So I am wondering if everyone is doing their mastering on the full song or if they are actually doing on two tracks. I am using Ozone 5 and wanted to know what everyone was doing before I started.
Thanks

I'm old school, I never master in the DAW, always mix down to a stereo mix and then master that. I find it far easier to get a good mix, when not worrying about mastering, it's also what I'm comfortable with.  I master using a PC with Soundforge, again, that's what I'm used to, my Mac Pro and PC are linked (networked) via a high speed cable modem so it's easy to transfer files back and forth.

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