Photo Stream workflow

I am having trouble getting Photo Stream workflow to work efficiently. Here's what I am doing so far.
Take photos using iPad or iPhone. Once the device connects to WiFi, photos will upload to iCloud automatically.
Run iPhoto or Aperture to download photos from Photo Stream.
Manually verify that all the photos are in iPhoto or Aperture.
Manually delete photos (but not video) on iPhone and iPad.
Steps 1 and 2 are incredibly easy. But steps 3 and 4 seem needlessly convoluted. Is there any way to configure iPhone and iPad to automatically delete photos that have been backed up to Photo Stream?

Is there any way to configure iPhone and iPad to automatically delete photos that have been backed up to Photo Stream?
No.
Photostream is also not designed to be a "backup" solution. It is just what the name says : a stream of pictures across your network and its attached devices. You pick what you like or watch it as entertainment.
Photostream can not be managed, has no further settings and manual selection of what is included or deletion of individual pics is also not there.
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