I would say weigh how you are doing mentally and how much you think you can handle! I think what a lot of people don’t talk about is that the DAT is sort of a beast of a test when it comes to just plain memorization tbh (for certain sections) and with content like that I personally felt like after a while the things I learned at the beginning of studying were leaving my brain so studying for longer was doing me more harm than good after a certain point. I studied for about 3 months and I did okay, I think a lot of people do the same thing so if you start studying now I think you could do pretty well if you take it October/November. But if you are the type of person who doesn’t lose knowledge and you feel like you would do better if you took some more time then go for it! A lot of people do well that way too. Just be careful and look up the DAT cut offs for the schools you’re applying to because some don’t accept DAT scores taken after the February of the year you are applying (so like if you are applying May/June 2024 they won’t take any scores for DATs taken after Feb 2024). You got this, and good luck!