I find dew collectors are good money sink. Later game, the new water system greatly simplifies operations.
Think of the water changes this way:
Water is a bit more complicated the first few days, but in the long game the new water system pays huge dividend in time savings.
The one quality of life mechanic I wish the devs would develop would be a way to link an array of dew collectors into a single harvest container.
Think of a hose running from 10 dew collectors into a single harvest container. Thus saving the survivor even more time late game.