It's nice to have the larger window for sure. I do all the quests all the time although some can be a bit of a bear such as Friday when they had the epic quest (complete 15 games of Suburbination). I do a mix of the event and spending the stars as the exchange rate isn't exactly great but it's easier when at max rank since you don't have anything else to spend them on after unlocking all the backyard stuff and the crown. Not-so-subtle-hint to PopCap to add more stuff to spend stars on, like new places for some of these epic decorations that we can't put on display in enough areas!