yeah you really should try my strategy, its working really well.
I did a lot of reading in forums and redit, and i find this way really efficient.
At 27 december 2021 i lost my db, so i started over, and i’m impressed how less space it takes now.
for the back-ups i’m using this add-on
It works well, i create daily backups to my nas, and i only need to delete them manually in HASS after a week.