"ASKING for the Molecule and then sitting on it... makes no sense IMHO"

Planning ahead (for even near term future use) and requesting enough to justify the administrative costs would make sense -- which could lead to administration over time (even if it is a week or two).

Look - this wasn't intended to be a tough or argumentative question. It really was a legitimate simple question -- and at least between the two of us the answer is that we really don't know.