Nano 5th gen -- to eject or not to eject?

Hi all,
Each of my daughters has a 5th gen iPod Nano. For one of them, after I sync with iTunes, it says "OK to disconnect." For the other -- also a 5th gen -- I have to "eject" the iPod to disconnect it. Both are running on Windows laptops; both are configured more or less identically. Anyone know why there's a difference? The younger daughter's is the one that requires ejecting, and I'm concerned that she'll just yank it out without properly "ejecting." All ideas welcome.
Thanks!

For the proper way of disconnecting the iPod Nano 5th gen, read - iPod Nano 5th Gen. User Manual

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