I can't be bothered putting the hood up as its so neatly rolled and tucked away.
Yes, four-seaters are like that with their multiple-hinged frame and acres of fabric. Three minutes to put mine up and locked, but fifteen/twenty minutes to fold it back (top two folds out; bottom fold in - just like Shaun at Allon White told me), tuck in the sides and stow it neatly under the hood cover.
Purely a personal view, but as I run all the time with hood down and sidescreens (x4) off I am reluctant to pre-arrange trips precisely because of the dilemma you are facing. Decision time usually about 8am - going to be a dry day? Great, let's go!
If there is anything pre-arranged that I have to attend and it looks like rain, then I have found hood up and sidescreens off gives reasonable protection; the outer fringe of the hood approaches the horizontal position and channels water outwards - and it looks better than an asymmetric appearance, I would have thought.
