I think it depends on your lifestyle. Since you say you work, perhaps by the time you get home , prepare dinner, clean up...not much time left..maybe some tv time with SO..or not. When I worked and did all that when getting home, I would "give myself" one hour of quilting time..in "my" room ( little attic). That was my decompression time.....brought me back to center. Different home now, "my space" is in finished basement...but the unfinished section...had walls painted butter yellow, there are 2 Windows, had extra lighting put up at work stations...cutting, sewing, L/A, and no longer work outside of home, but this is still my escape hatch.....now am widowed, so do not share time with a SO, but do have handwork up in living room along side a wingback chair that is my tv place. So I guess I'm saying a little of both is a good thing, if you can do it.