Ok that makes sense. Role claiming is a last ditch effort since it makes you a NK target, so ideally as a blue under threat of lynch you do your best to prove yourself town (I assume that's what "bleed town" means) without claiming your role.

I was thinking, and the reason I brought up time zones, that if someone is unable to play EoD (say EoD occurs at 5am or while at work) then claiming 6 hours prior could make sense as a blue role. I was also assuming earlier is better as it allows more time for discussion, but I suppose that's also more time for people to CC which makes the case more complicated.