I think the right time is whatever you prefer. I usually like to put it up before Thanksgiving and leave it up until late January. i’m not decorating this year because I’m moving. The older I get, my tree gets smaller. We got rid of the big artificial tree and we will probably just have a nice table top tree and other decorations. My grandma used to have a beautiful ceramic tree and I will want to get me one of those soon.
I put my up Thanksgiving weekend.