BTW, after riding for about 6 mo, I stopped doing the above. I have a little routine I follow every time. I always unclip my left foot when it is in the 9AM position (level and in front), and leave my foot on pedal as I push the right foot to the bottom. I un-clip maybe 25' before I'm going to stop, and coast like that. If I don't stop, pressing down re-clips the left foot.

If I do stop, I wait until the last second and then take my left foot off and place it on the ground just as I stop and lean left. I don't deviate from this, except when on occasion I un-clip the right foot when I have a little longer stop or something else to do.