I clean my chains very frequently, especially on my gravel bike which just attracts abrasive grit. I find it pretty quick and easy, maybe only 7 or 10 minutes, maybe a bit longer depending how deep I get into cleaning the cassette and such. With a hose behind the house; and get a small bucket of warm soap water. 1. Spray off bike & chain 2. A little chain cleaner on a Park Tools cassette brush, I go over the chain and cassette and cog wheels for a minute or to to knock off the worst of the grit; then quick rinse. 2. Park Tools chain cleaner and solution; I clip if over the chain and back pedal it through for maybe a minute. Remove & rinse chain with hose. 3. Now with warm soapy water, I give my bike a quick cleaning, then saturate a sponge and run the chain through that. You need to get off all the degreaser, or else the subsequent lube won't take. 5. Rinse chain one last time with hose to get off the soap. Its really clean now 5. I then wipe off my bike and chain, and let the chain dry well before reapplying lube of your choice. At least that's what I do, anyway