I let go of the tiller if I am going forward to adjust downhaul because holding the tiller while moving around on the boat causes me to veer all over the place. Occasionally, I will pull the mainsheet with both hands while on the wire, so I set the tiller down, sheet in, and pick the tiller up. I also put the tiller to rest if adjusting outhaul, mast rotation, or board position. Any one of these is a brief interlude of letting the tiller rest unattended.
