Flutter: 'Future.wait' multiple async functions in parallel VS 'await' one at a time. <= different results

I recently learned of the fabulous way of waiting for multiple async functions to complete using Future.wait([asyncFuncOne(), asyncFunctwo()])

However, I noticed two different outcomes when running either of these blocks of code. One awaiting each function to finish, the other using Future.wait for parallel processing. What am I doing wrong?

Method 1:

    await msm.initProfileData();
    await msm.initActivityFeed();
    await msm.getRecentlyActiveUsers();
    await msm.getRecommendedUsers();
    await msm.getGroups();
    await msm.getFollowing();
    await msm.getFollowers();

Method 2:

    await Future.wait([
      msm.getFollowing(),
      msm.initProfileData(),
      msm.initActivityFeed(),
      msm.getRecentlyActiveUsers(),
      msm.getRecommendedUsers(),
      msm.getGroups(),
      msm.getFollowers(),
    ]);

in Method 1, all the async functions complete before my apps home screen appears. In Method 2 the home screen appears before all the async functions complete.

Cheers and thanks in advance.

EDIT: Additional code example.

@override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    googleSignIn.onCurrentUserChanged.listen((account) {
      handleSignIn(account);
    }, onError: (err) {
      print('Error signing in: $err');
    });
    googleSignIn.signInSilently(suppressErrors: false).then((account) {
      handleSignIn(account);
    }).catchError((err) {
      setState(() => _showSignIn = true);
      print('Error signing in: $err');
    });
  }

  handleSignIn(GoogleSignInAccount account) async {
    if (account != null) {
      await createUserInFirestore();
      setState(() {
        isAuth = true;
      });
    } else {
      setState(() {
        isAuth = false;
        _showSignIn = true;
      });
    }
  }

  createUserInFirestore() async {
    final GoogleSignInAccount user = googleSignIn.currentUser;
    DocumentSnapshot doc = await usersRef.document(user.id).get();
    //...
    //do stuff
    //...
    await someFunc1(); //Method1
    // await comeFunc2(); //Method2
    //do more stuff
  }

  someFunc1() async {
      msm.asyncfunc1();
      msm.asyncfunc2();
  }

  someFunc2() async {
      await Future.wait([
          msm.asyncFunc1(),
          msm.asyncFunc2(),
      ]);
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return isAuth ? buildAuthScreen() : buildUnAuthScreen();
  }