If you're getting anxious go ahead and soak.

I usually soak after 24 hours, because there's really no reason to wait. When my snakes have the occassional bad shed, I'd rather just get the shed off. Usually I know within that first day if it's going to come off or not. I wouldn't let it go for more than a couple days though if you want to hold off and wait.

And thanks for the compliment, I'm glad the thread has been well received.