I may have my terminology mixed up, but I was under the impression "bridging" was a term associated with using AAS between cycles that caused little or no hpta shutdown.
A couple comments on using clomid until the next cycle, what if you only do a single 12 week cycle a year? Thats a long time to use clomid. Also, since clomid is an oestrogen and blocks the etsrogen receptor thereby fooling the pituitary into thinking everything is cool and forcing the release of LH, your hpta is still out of whack while on clomid. Keeping all that in mind, I think clomid serves a purpose, but if the goal is to get back your hpta, the running clomid too long will defeat that purpose.