Well, I am guessing that Nick and I fly quite different types, or use quite different techniques. On most of the types on which I have instructed, if the collective lever is lowered upon ground contact, the braking action becomes too fierce, therefore, as a general rule, once the touchdown is cushioned, the lever is left in that position, perhaps a slight reduction if any. Of course, the lever has to be gently lowered completely at some point to min-pitch, this would normally be carried out as soon as possible after touchdown, but not at the expense of ferocious braking.
I once did an eol at MW on a frosty morning, touched down in the eol area and just kept going. In that case, more braking was applied as required in order to stop before the Lynx parking area.
Most of the EOLs I have done have been to grass. I can see, however, that an eol to a runway would probably sustain more braking to be applied by lowering the lever sooner.