BEB: "Why sit and wait 10 seconds whilst the a/c decelerates to best glide then another 30 seconds whilst wind and field is selected." ... a slight lack of clarity on my part, I didn't mean to indicate that you sat and waited for the speed to come back - I'll change a comma to a full stop.
However, I do believe that the field selection should be the next step. Wind is found just by looking at the edge of the DI so there's no delay there. If you bumble along doing the restarts before finding a field the ideal field may drift out of sight. Nothing is lost by picking the field before attempting restart and something may be gained.
All the theory says that glide is much improved if the prop is stopped, but have you ever tried to stop a prop? - it's bl$$dy hard! I normally demo engine restart on an aeros course but it takes either a stall turn or a spin with mixture at ICO before the damn thing stops turning. The chances of stopping it during a forced landing (unless something is broken) is pretty slim.
HFD