I clean my chain every time I ride my bike, but I never take it off and use solvent on my chain. After every ride, I stand the bike against a wall, grab the chain with a rag, back pedal a few revolutions to clean the chain. About every other ride, I add some oil. Elapsed time, less than 1 minute.

The chain is always visually clean, silent and shifts perfectly. I measure the chain often and replace when worn.