Those of you who store your bike with the clutch disengaged (lever pulled in)are increasing the sag rate of the clutch springs. This is like storing your bike on the trailer with the forks compressed. The springs will sag faster than otherwise. For bikes with hydraulic clutches, it may also have a negative effect on the hydraulic seals.

The Alan Bechard clutch plate freeing technique mentioned above is by far the kindest to the bike's internals overall.

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It's why you should always store your switchblades open.

I was wondering whether someone would come up with a reason for not leaving the clutch in. In the cable days it would simply have been that it would stretch the cable, as well as the compressed spring thing. Seems a reasonable reason.

Unless it's really bad, I'd say just leave it, push the bike off and clunk in to gear. Second gear with clutch in and put both brakes on lightly. Not likely to have any great effect on your brake wear, but clears it in seconds usually.

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You forgot to mention that it also needs 19st sat on it as well