I just leave mudguards on, [sks/blumels] slip the pinch bolts to touch the rear side of the tyre.

If I had to remove the front wheel,(& stuff a shipping block between the fork tips),
I take off the mudguard too..

last return, a ride up to the airport [AMS -Shiphol] I got one of KLM's Boxes, there.
big boxes... both wheels stay on..