But since we are planning to go to Mars and beyond anyway...
And those missions will take years to complete, what's a few months?
Besides, a few months in space on a body that is easy to land and
take off from will make excellent training experience for the Moon
and larger objects.
And besides 2, some NEOs are actually easier to reach than the Moon.
I read that somewhere.
The point is, future explorers and colonists will be up there for a
very long time, so what's a few months. It used to take a few
months to cross the oceans, and that didn't stop people from going.