Should I organise on import or later?

At the moment most of my photos are not in iPhoto, they are sort organised in folders by date/events, eg Holiday 10, Xmas 11 etc
I have recently joined Crashplan, although I also use Time Machine.
So at the moment CrashPlan isn't backing up them folders just my iPhoto library.
So as I have loads of photos to import still, should I just import them all to iPhoto now and organise later so they are backing up, or will that be to disorganised to do. Or should I import them folder at a time, organise/tag/faces/places etc and let it backed up piece meal?
I have them backed up on an external HDD, but obviously want them backed up online.
Cheers

Which shoe do you tie first? Left or right? There's no right answer just the one that you're comfortable with.
Just a thought: We see posts on here from folks asking about the "best" cloud back up for iPhoto. I think there are a couple of considerations in this.
1. Does the service support iPhoto specifically - remember it's a database and if you're going to be writing to it it needs to be sitting on a disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) - and there aren't many of those on the Internet.
2. Time: iPhoto libraries get very big very fast. Libraries in excess of 100 gigs are commonplace now, and now that everyone carries a camera of some form pretty much all the time, they are only going to grow bigger and bigger. Have you condsidered how long it might take to restore a library from an online back up? What speed will they allow you to download at? How good is your Internet connection? I mention this as we have seen reports from people complaining that it takes days to restore from online back up.
However, you're dead right. You need offsite back up incase something terrible happens to your home. FWIW this is what I worked out - and because the photos are backed up to SmugMug I can also access them from anywhere and share them with friends and family very easily.
My Library lives on my iMac. It’s Backed up to two external hard disks every day. These disks are permanently attached to the iMac. These back ups run automatically. One is done by Time Machine, one is a bootable back up done by SuperDuper
It’s also backed up to a portable hard disk when ever new photos are added. This hard disk lives in my car. For security, this disk is password protected.
I have a second off-site back up at a relative’s house across town. That’s updated every 3 or 4 months.
My Photos are backed up online. There are many options: Flickr, Picasa, SmugMug etc. However, check the terms of your account carefully. While most sites have free uploading, you will often find that these uploads are limited in terms of the file size or the bandwidth you can use per month. For access that allows you to upload full size pics with no restrictions you may need to pay.
Every couple of months I test the back ups to make sure they are working correctly. It’s very easy to mis-configure a back up application, and the only way to protect against that is to do a trial restore.
Hope that helps.

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