Recently I learned some people dry hop in the fermenter, on the second day of fermentation, when the krausen is high. Not sure I can really do that in my buckets though. High krausen is usually nearly blowing the lid off and I don't think I'd want to open it up.
Curious, have you tried dry hopping in the fermenter? ... You should give it a try and see how you like it. The only way I will dry hop in a keg is if I'm trying to fix a beer.
Intriguing. I have not. I've read a lot of different schools of thought on opening the fermenter. Was never sure how much of a problem it really is. I'd be game for trying it after the krausen drops I suppose. Is there any point in salvaging the yeast after tossing in 6oz of hops? I do seem to be accumulating extra yeast (on my fifth starter) off the same original pitch so could probably stand to toss some anyway.
In my experience it's not as much of a problem as homebrewers have been lead to believe. Just be careful and limit exposure as much as possible, then don't worry about it.
If I am dry hopping in the fermenter (mind you, I am using conicals), I burp out the yeast that I want to reuse through the dump valve at the bottom of the conical before adding the dry hops. That way i can keep the yeast a bit more pristine and free of hop particles.
If I am using a lot of dry hops, I went back to transferring the beer to a secondary (more precisely, a bright beer vessel) before adding the dry hops. This keeeps me from plugging my racking arm in the conical. I am looking at some mods that will allow me to use the conicals for heavily dry hopped beers and not plug my racking arm or inline screen when kegging directly from the fermenter.