2) I absolutely don't like, that this CG more or less requires re-logging - re-logging feels like a hack to me in general and a CG requiring a hack just seems completly upside-down
If you dont fancy relogging, then don't do it.
All the game requires is a re-instance to reset the site.
So if you relog or {take off, enter supercruise then exit supercruise asap, then land} ... both have exactly the same effect, but the relog is waaaay faster (even with the stupid 15s
danger timer that always happen at Guardian Sites)
I'm pretty neutral about it - i will relog if i have to, but i do prefer Crystalline Shard sites or Bio/Geo POIs - They have a quite long regen time and the relog does not reset the sites. But i guess that is not exactly feasible for Crash Sites / Abandoned Settlements or Guardian Sites