Delay when activating gameobject and calling Animator.Play() at the same time

Hi !

I'm facing an issue with the animator. When a gameobject using one is inactive, the animator is resetted to its default state and starts to Entry when the gameobject in activated. So I call Animator.Play() to play the animation I need but you can still see for one frame the character standing before being seated the next. Gameobject.SetActive(true) and Animator.Play() are called on the exact same frame.

It's really annoying because it's clearly visible when it happens. I already though of just disabling the renderer instead of the gameobject, but I do this as part of a custom LODing system where LOD1 are pre-rendered mesh from a skinned mesh renderer is maximize performances.

My questions are, is it normal that calling Gameobject.SetActive(true) and Animator.Play() cause a delay ? And if so, do you have any suggestions on how to play an animation at the exact same frame when the gameobject is activated ?

Thank you !