...you have friends who need to be picked up in St. Thomas and you're in Roadtown. What do you do? What do you do?

Actually doesn't look as good in print as it does saying it out loud. I know, I know...it's a silly 1990s movie reference but I was trying to make a likely tired group of questions seem more appealing. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/smashpc.gif" alt="" /> I apologize for some repeat questions but my searches haven't gotten me the exact information I was craving.

Was hoping to get some input on the logistics of the said taxi run from Roadtown to the USVI such as:

1) Is it easier to clear customs before leaving Roadtown (Sunsail base) or to make a quick stop at West End on the way past?

2) Assuming we are going to re-enter the BVI the next day, can we somehow clear back in without making a stop at JVD/West End my notifying them the day before as I have seen suggested or is this a fallacy? Similarly, can I clear into USVI and back out the next day without a second trip to the office?

3) I have never spent anytime in the USVI on a charter despite many charters in the BVI due to the time it takes to clear in/out. If we spend one night in St. John, which site would you choose: Hawksnest, Maho/Francis, Leinster, other?

4) Should I pick up my friends at Red Hook or make them take the ferry over to Cruz Bay and pick them up there? Trying to figure out if saving a trip back and forth across the Pillsbury Sound is worth it.

5) Would it just be easier to pick them up (i.e. clear in and out at the same time) and essentially scrap a night on St. John and head to JVD instead and stick to the BVI. I'm curious as to what everyone else would do in the same situation.

Thanks as always for any assistance!
Brett