Bose Sounddock draining Ipod battery

I have a bose sounddock, I want to know once the Ipod battery is fully charged, is it ok to leave it in the sounddock or is it still draining the battery and should undock the ipod when not in use.
I called Bose but they couldn't really give me a definitive answer. Does anyone know?
Thanks

You can leave the ipod on as long as you like. The soundock charges the ipod while it is docked in and once it is charged, all you are doing is maintaining the charge. It is a good idea and recommended to drain your battery all the way once a month, but the batteries are designed to be charged at various levels. Not like rechargeables in the old days when you were supposed to wait for them to be drained before you put them back on the charger.

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