Thanks 757, and not boring at all. So in essence there may be something in it, but I'm so used to doing it the "bad" way now it will take quite an effort to remember to close using the menu. I infer that it is really only a "nice to do, in case" procedure.
You can be as technical as you like here; that's the nature of the Forum. If people are bored or baffled, they can always take themselves off to Jet Blast!