Hi Arthur. This is a good question/point. You have a choice once you deposit your Drip into the Faucet on claiming your rewards or hydrating (compounding) the rewards. If you only claimed for 1 year, you would get 3.65X your Drip in Drip rewards (before taxes). I have tried several strategies and found that (for me) doing a combination of claims and hydrates works well or setting a schedule I,e. hydrate for 90 days and then claim on the weekends.

One aspect that I love about this project is the game theory behind it allows you to choose the strategy you want. The price of Drip is and will probably continue to be volatile. That also plays into the game theory. It is risky (just like any crypto investment). Thank you for responding and feel free to ask me any other questions.