FWIW: Personally, I don't find changing out pedals or cranks to be that taxing. I fairly frequently remove and replace pedals on two bikes when packing for traveling. There's a little bit of technique to it, which is to always arrange the wrench and cranks so you are pulling away from the BB for either installation or removal. At home, I torque my pedals to spec (Look says 40 Nm) but usually go by feel on the road. I wouldn't consider having to put the pods and couple of washers on the pedal spindles to be a significant complication.