Once you have everything in place it's also not a bad practice to save a layout. A saved layout can be reloaded at anytime to put everything back into place as at the time you saved it. You can even create different layouts for different tasks, such as scene composition, animation or asset building.

It really is optional, but it is a great option when you spend a lot of time moving panes around to your own liking and find you have later accidentally moved some things around or just messed it up a little. You can just reload your pre-saved layout it in an instant. The option is available under Windows - Workspace - Save Layout as