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I guess the devs have tested the game with and without it, so they perhaps know best. But I bellieve I would prefer it without this feature.. (Then once you remove it I bet people start complaining anyway :) )
 
It represents pilots dumping excess fuel and running home to get some sleep and a dinner before you change your mind.

We negotiate with the pilot's union about being allowed to change how it works.
I thought they dumped the excess fuel near to the airfield, rather than at the furthest point in their journey before returning?