I'm going through similar questioning, except for NB.

I cannot get excited about the idea of commuting to a crashpad to sit reserve again, even with the significant increase in $. Night hub-turning is part of the 757 bidpack almost regardless of seniority. So, it's not the actual trips that concern me, but the loss of scheduling flexibility. Specially considering that I don't mind flying a lot by protecting C/O if I'm getting hometown layovers.

You never know when the music will stop playing though, and that does factor into my decision. Definitely a nice "problem" to have.

I'm curious to hear the advice of others as well.

--max8222, thanks for posting a concrete example of how it changed your QOL.