Dynafit Boots - removable tongue

Humor me as a shop for my first AT set up to supplement my tele quiver.

So some Dynafit boots I tried have a removable tongue -- supposedly for easy of climbing and then stick it back in for the downhill. This seems like just another thing to lose. And I've been up high many times when the wind is blowing and it's snowing, and you just want to rip the skins, stash the skins and go. In such cases do folks just anticipate a quick turnover and just leave these stiff tongues in the boots on the uphill?

While you're at it -- boot recommendations? Thanks

The boots are capable of skiing fine without the tongues. I only use them for a very long descent, if at all. Otherwise they're just getting in the way of more skiing and they stay at home.

I have Vulcans and TLT6s ,both with removable tongues.
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For Side-country and short tours or yo-yo skiing I'm usually wearing my Vulcans and  I just leave the tongues in and they tour just fine.

When wearing TLT6's I'm usually on a long tour so I take the tongues out.

Taking the tongue out in both boots makes the stride much longer and touring easier in normal terrain.

Putting tongues in either way is not a big deal but as you say can be annoying in blustery weather or when trying to beat your touring partners to get first tracks.

Unlike the previous poster... I find the tongues make quite a difference to downhill performance but...as he says....depending on personal preference..both boots can be skied without tongues.

tongue in or out is a popular question these days... I leave mine permanently lodged, mostly.
On the up I find leaving it in gives me better control and comfort for side-hill edging, especially when steeper. For the down they are most definitely better in.

If skinning longish flat stretches it would make sense to take them out.

But as you've probably noticed already, ultimately it's a matter of personal preference and one way or another you'll find yours.

I have tried them both ways, in the end the fiddle factor won out, and I just leave them in, but I do think it is a little more comfortable without them, especially when in slog fest mode.

Well, if you drive big skis with tele boots, you probably won't have much trouble with any modern AT boot. No need to go super beefy.
Being a die hard tele guy, I still couldn't help myself a few years back and bought some Dynafits.
I steer my Megawatts with Maestrales and now the Dynafit One boot (pebax). I really like the "One", as it is light, walks well, has a more Dynafit compatible forward lean, and I spend no time worrying about tongue in/out.
It's basically the Mercury lower with a traditional overlap upper.
Megas, Comforts, and the One boot=sweet setup, but no match for my Antipistes, O1's, and Customs.