I like your stance on this redearsunfish first and foremost.
I'm pretty much solely a bass fisher, I rarely fish saltwater and fishing for anything else is seasonal, like crappie.
That being said, weekends are my only true time to fish. I can't help that the pressure and weather patterns are confusing for everyone in the state and I'm sure the fish too. And it's rough, some days are great and I'd love to pinch my barbs. But I can't predict what day will be good because I work 14-16 hour days and don't care, I look if it's going to rain and that's it and I go if it's not going to. So I may only get 1 bite period, can happen on a predicted good day too. Hard for me to possible give up my 1 bite and lose a fish over a barbless or pinched barbed hook. Only time I don't revive my fish is when they are small and I reduce fight time a lot to not wear them out. Otherwise, I'm stepping in the water with my boots or when on the boat reviving them until they bite my thumb and they are PISSED and I usually get wet from them running away lol.
Ironically, not wearing them out is when I've gotten hooked too. Small fish, quick fight and they set the hook into me. All 5 times. I carry the tools to help myself out. Snips or needle nose to cut the barb, iodine, bandaids. The last time I wasn't as fortunate. Treble got me and hit the bone, time to go get a local and have them do it. Hurt far too much.