Rehydrating immediately after exercise should be the top priority for physical recovery.

The most important thing when you finish a workout is to rehydrate, we often hear that we need to take protein after a workout (timing of protein intake doesn't really matter if is available thought the day) or to eat carbohydrates right after (if you're not super lean and are doing a very long and intense workout, the body available sources will be enough) and taking either of them without hydration will upset osmolarity and keep the toxins produced during exercise in your body for longer time.