I have a suggestion to start the next tournament earlier (registration on August 1st, start on September 1st), as we expect a lot of players and would like the main games to not fall during the summer.
I plan to use a chess timer by default, so I won't start the registration process until we decide on the parameters. It's not appropriate to announce such an important part of the rules right before the games.
And regarding the summer - as you can see, in our 2x2 and Vne Zakona tournaments, the main games are slow during the summer, and the organizers don't worry too much :D
I want to run a double-elimination bracket in the playoffs using the second method - this should reduce the required time.