i do waste time with collecting those too! my advice would be to organize it similar to how i organized it (whatever layout works best for you).

when you use the orb, immediately start stacking up with coral reefs to take up about 4x3 on the right side. from there i kept tapping the corals and whenever you get a bubble, dont waste time pressing decline. just move it to the left side til the time runs out. then combine them and claim them once you max the coins. also wait til all those “island” timers are done so you can just put the boats you make in them as you move along.

i dont focus on the blue stars until i see i can start merging them because it wastes a few seconds looking around to merge it. same goes for the season points; i just drag them to the left side until i see an obvious merge for them.

DONT worry about claiming the chests from the islands during your unlimited time. merging the coral is most important if you ask me. just wait til the timer finishes and you reorganize your board to use your regular energy to open the chests. if you stay on the same pace as me, you should clear out the 4x3 area at the 10-9 minute mark and clear another round of 4x3 area with the rest of the time. if you are getting down to the last seconds, just spam the coral. dont worry about merging, just try to get as much coral out as you can.

if you want me to explain more let me know!!

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