Daylight savings before Pesach cramps the Seder horribly; especially the second night. Even though my wife fed the kids at 6:00 the first day, and thus was able to prepare much of the food for the second seder early, until I got home from schul, arranged the matzah, put on my kittel, etc we didn’t start the 2nd seder until after 9:00 p.m. I doubt I would have made the Seder any slower had we started earlier though. My kids are young and have limited patience. But eating a big meal at 10:00 p.m. is difficult. And I would have much preferred to get to sleep earlier. I foresee very late sedarim into the future as my kids become more and more educated. Naches too has its price.
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