I also feel that it is best to get the taps pulled as soon as possible after they stop running so I make that a high priority.
Russell, I agree with you 100% on that, but I still spent the day skiing in shorts & a tee shirt at Bretton Woods.

I do have a pretty good jump on the clean up though, considering my last boil was just yesterday. All take-down tubing, buckets, tanks, barrels and hoses are all cleaned and the evaporator is filled with water and ready to clean. Woodshed is already 1/3 full. Should end up with 115-116 gallons for the season once I finish off the contents of the pans.