Things are still locked up here with the cold weather. It never got above 30 yesterday but was a bright, sunny calm day.... wish it had hit 40! 
   I am not sure if tubing or pails are more work. I dislike cleaning pails at the end of the season but I think cleaning tubing is equally a pain. I have quite a few short lines , maybe 20 taps that get taken down each season. They are easy to clean but a bit frustrating to put up again as they have a tendency to tangle.... I suspect it must be amusing to watch me dealing with it when I'm trying to get it all untangled! Just as well that I am alone at that point!   We have a mountain of fire wood for the evaporator but it isn't as dry as I would like so we installed a blower in the arch... this could be exciting.... time will tell. I have a reostat that I can put in line to better control the fan speed if needed but will try it as is first. 
    Hope sugaring is going along well for you,
                   Cal