Keeping external docking stations connected all the time?

I would like to connect a couple hard drive docking stations to a new iMac so I can easily swap out different bare hard drives. Are there any issues or reasons to not keep two docking stations connected via FW or TB connected all the time?
Thanks.

Should be no problem, just remember to Eject the Disks in the Finder before removing from the Dock.

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