Thanks for the feedback, especially on the Alchemy section. It's been awhile since I've leveled Alchemy (I have 2 @ 450 and 1 @ 375), but it was much more painful than Tailoring for me. Basically, I can roll into any instance and farm stacks of cloth in minutes (or just buy it in massive quantities), whereas buying weeds for 4-5 toons to level up Alchemy seemed unlikely, due to a short supply of affordable paths. 3-4 hours of Herbing (per toon) to hit 450 seems a bit low, though I haven't tried lately. I may do a test run to see. But I like the idea of adding a few more daily xmutes to my rotation.

Also a good point about PvP vs. PvE benefits. My purposes are mainly PvE, but I think it's fair to make a distinction. Keep the ideas/suggestions coming!