Why not go with the alternate time control. Say 7 days + 2 days per move bonus time with a 15 day cap? That lets players 'bank' some time if they know they might be away from their computer in the future without necessarily doubling the length of the game.
(hide) If you want to save on bandwidth you can reduce the amount of information that shows up in your pages in the Settings. Try changing the number of games in the main page and the number of messages per page. (pauloaguia) (show all tips)