Is nearly 90 man hours worth a 2-4x scythe?
No, but I`m no DRK and even I know that scythe is terrible. The length of the trial isnt the problem, its the choice to start on the OA2-4 path in the first place thats the problem. Very bad example to use really.

Plus, if you don't have the time do to the trials, maybe they're not for you? I do have to wonder though, if people dont have time to chip away at Magian trials, how do they have time to do anything at all?