Just a quick tip for those that are new to Diesels with all of the newer emission controls. DEF apparently has a shelf life and using anything other than DEF bought from the dealer may void your warr...
You are correct that having it sit in the tank may be an issue for those that do not put a lot of miles on their vehicles. I do not think there is a good answer that. I put roughly 10000 miles on a year so that makes 1-2 oil changes a year so that means the DEF should last approximately as long as an oil change. We shall see if that works.