I understand its slower, I honestly don't mind doing PvP... And I know there is only 3 but still don't mind and I could always do some quests to break it up. Plus I could always throw flashpoints into the mix, don't mind doing them.
It seems like a decent way to avoid doing the same quests on the planets.
Speaking of time, I rekon it might actually even itself up, with the ampount of running around you do on the planets anyway?