I don't recall such a question being asked. Now that you ask it, I would answer "keep it" (first choice) as a #1 preference, and "ditch it" as a not-too-distant #2 preference.
- Bagging as currently practiced at least simulates the concept of a ship date. Long-lead ship dates are a real thing in my professional world; we prep equipment in-house and ship it to (mostly) foreign ports where we install it on a ship. Carrying software and small hardware upgrades is also a reality; I have hand-carried both software and hardware many times, and only once did we pay excess baggage because the hardware was in excess of 30 pounds.
- Build until the deadline also mimics many shops.
- Access periods in your own shop don't have any real world analogs that I am aware of.