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this is the catch to astrophotography. as you get more equipment to take better images the set up and tear down time increases significantly. this was probably the main reason why i wanted to build a permanent observatory.
But even before the obs i was generally setting up on a friday afternoon (pending weather) and image 2 - 3 nights before i pulled it all down, however, the camera did come in each day. if you are imaging one target per night then unless you need to perform a meridian flip you can just let it run.
also +1 to Ray, automation software makes things a lot better.
alternatively, if you want to study the sky, maybe you could drop down to a more portable set up.
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