Spooling a job to an AirPrint enabled printer is extremely slow (HP or Epson)

Spooling a job to an AirPrint enabled printer is extremely slow (HP or Epson).
I am a technical support person for the CEO and other executives of a large corporation. I've set up AirPrint capable printers in several homes and seem to be coming across the same issue in a number of these homes. More often than not (the issue is intermittent) when I try to print something from an iPad or iPhone to an AirPrint enabled printer it takes almost a minute for the job to spool. It doesn't seem to matter how long the document is either as the same thing happens whether it's one page or ten. At times the iDevice cannot even find the printer even though the WiFi connection is excellent and the network is functioning properly. We have tried HP and Epson AirPrint devices and it happens to both. When printing from a laptop wirelessly over the network, we do not experience this issue so I don't think it could be a network problem.
In any case, the network setup in these homes is fairly simple. We have a wireless router, a gigabit switch connected to that which feeds various rooms throughout the home. The rooms have Ethernet connections and we have APs set up in some of the rooms to ensure full wireless coverage. In a few of the older home we use PowerLine APs to expand the network.
I've seen others with the same issue but have yet to see a fix. We've tried updating the firmware on the printers, routers and APs but nothing has helped.
HP Printers we've been using: PhotoSmart 7520, OfficeJet 6700 Premium
Epson: Stylus NX430
Does anyone have any other advice?
Thanks,
Paul

Once the job hits the printer it prints immediately. It's right after you tap Print on the iPad that takes a long time. There is a box that pops up saying that the job is being processed (don't remember the wording exactly). Once the box disappears it also takes a bit of time for the job to hit the printer.
The actual process of the printer printing is normal.
Also, in some cases the iPad won't even see that there is a printer connected to the network even though the printer is powered on, online and the iPad is connected to the home network. Usually a reboot of the printer fixes this problem.
Thanks

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