Postponing Buy-side Recruiting?

1st year analyst (class of 2021) at a mid-tier BB M&A group (BofA / Citi / CS / Barc) - I've actually enjoyed the job so far, and am not so adamant about breaking into the buy-side quite yet. 

Are there any downsides to postponing PE / HF recruiting to on-cycle next year or off-cycle?

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