We just returned after 3 weeks on the beach and the beach guys collected the umbrellas and were gone shortly after 4:00 PM every day. We usually stayed until the sun went down behind the mountain about 6:00 PM. Not once did I see anyone try to ask for payment after the umbrellas were put away for the day. For us, that's one of the best times of the day. Watching the water turn from aqua to dark blue makes your beach day seem complete.