Maybe that's a better strategy. I dropped from diamond 3 to gold 2 in the first day of the season and I'm struggling since.
There's also the mirage of higher DEC rewards during the first two days of the season which makes top players play or rentals extended passed the end of season.
Yes I think the higher DEC rewards have this effect. I ended in diamond 1 and dropped to gold 1 at the beggining of the season. But after playing I droped into gold 2 almost to gold 3. So I kind of avoid playing early in :-)
No, I ended the season in CL 3, so I started in diamond 3. Then dropped to gold 2. That's painful.