Yes I think we should wait till halving as the price is expected to rise at the time of halving
Its just an speculation and prediction that it will rise at the time of halving, nothing is written anywhere that it will happen and if it doesn't happen then bitcoin will surely loose many of its users.
I think even if it does not raise to the expected value and remain stable at the current price, it will still be having interest for the people and people will still use it.