Wouldn't it be easier on the eyes if they changed the "start time" to 11am? Doing that, it would be just like any standard 6 hour cycle, the first process would start at 5pm just like it does now, and for the people that don't like how it's set up now, it "appears" to be more balanced. That way the people that look at the 8am to 11am non process time as an issue, it's not seen that way anymore.
I think it's strange that they don't do this in the first place. Because for coaches like most of us, that show up with some sort of effort every single cycle for 6 days in a row, what's the difference in the very first one alone?
It's not like anyone would miss the first cycle if it were 6 hours like all others, and then still be able to show up for every cycle following, for 6 straight days. I don't get it. There is nothing at all different about the first cycle. Make them all the same.