+1

I go against "ultimate perfect" advice a lot. Usually because I can't tell a difference or, usually, not anywhere near enough of a difference to make up for even a bit of the extra trouble I go through to get it.

Like tire pressures, I experience less of a decrease in pedaling effort than decrease in comfort. Effort minimal, comfort huge. I run mine at the lower range of the charts.

Same with chains, wipe and lube when they complain, not just when I think they need it and replace it once a year or if it shows stretch with the ruler. I use $15-25 chains and don't see spending a hundred bucks of time worth making them last ten cents more.