To take the discussion a tad further… The Company and Union agreed to get our minimum pay to 70hrs. (from 75) so why are lines not built to 70hrs.?
That would give everyone max flexibility and you could actually have three four-day trips in a month (good for commuters) plus the flexibility to pick up something if you want.
We did it at VX and it was good for the Pilots and good for the company because there will always be Pilots who want to go higher in Credit, which is great.
It also boosts morale and we never had a problem staffing our trips, at least I don’t remember or heard.