Digitizing Whole Tape vs. Logging Specific Clips and Batch Digitizing Them

For the last couple of years I have always gone through each of my (HDV) tapes, logged the clips I thought I might use, and batch-digitized them.
Is there any reason I can't digitize whole tapes all at once and then create subclips? I do have the room on my media drive.
Thanks.

Is there any reason I can't digitize whole tapes all at once and then create subclips?
No reason at all.
How I capture depends on the nature of the project. For most script based projects, I usually only capture individual clips that I think I may use. For event type projects (seminars, meetings, etc), I log and then capture the entire recording as one clip.
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