We definitely made the right decision. It was a much more relaxing time, coming home and getting home during the daylight, and not having to drive 3 1/2 hours in driving rain at night, to get home around 2:30 AM. We never would have considered it before, but we may well book that 8 AM AA flight coming home in future. I am NOT a morning person in the slightest and it hurt getting up at 5:15 AM yesterday, but I really think we'll consider it in future. If we lived 30 minutes from the airport at home, it would be a different situation.