I usually remove the paddle just before the rising state in my machines. Having taught bread making and how to use ABM machines for a long time, I became owner of 3 machines: Toastmaster Corner Bakery (still good afater all these years), Hitachi (use for dough only) and a brand-new Toastmaster Bread Box, never used or open, with a wedding gift card still inside it. 12 years of marriage for that couple, and the groom told me that they just couldn't spend the time to use it.

Their loss, my gain.