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Whilst, Gur Ghar and the general consensus at that particular time in history glorified AV, it is not to be taken as the BnE of all there is to Sikhi. AV is one organ of a huge body of organs. In principle, it is down to the choice of the individual and not a directive per se. However, for very many practical, environmental and evolutionary reasons it is recommended that AV ought to be a priority amongst other times for nam simran [from an ideology perspective]. Evaulating through discussion may clarify and help understand the subject matter but will not  determine a hard n fast rule for or against. The decision in my view will have to be one of common sense rather than intellectual debate n discussion. Yes, as a practitioner of AV there are advantages, these advantages, as much as I would like to pass on, I reserve not because I firmly believe it is not an exercise which is socially induced but naturally accrued from a contemplative mind and not a remedy based prescriptive.

How the gurus lived then and how we live now must be taken into account to allow evolution to have a say.