diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/checkin.py b/src/pretix/base/models/checkin.py
index 2a66b2d3c5..4a90dcd3a1 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/checkin.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/checkin.py
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ class CheckinList(LoggedModel):
     all_products = models.BooleanField(default=True, verbose_name=_("All products (including newly created ones)"))
     limit_products = models.ManyToManyField('Item', verbose_name=_("Limit to products"), blank=True)
     subevent = models.ForeignKey('SubEvent', null=True, blank=True,
-                                 verbose_name=pgettext_lazy('subevent', 'Date'), on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+                                 verbose_name=pgettext_lazy('subevent', 'Date'),
+                                 on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+                                 help_text=_('If you choose "all dates", tickets will be considered part of this list '
+                                             'and valid for check-in regardless of which date they are purchased for. '
+                                             'You can limit their validity through the advanced check-in rules, '
+                                             'though.'))
     include_pending = models.BooleanField(verbose_name=pgettext_lazy('checkin', 'Include pending orders'),
                                           default=False,
                                           help_text=_('With this option, people will be able to check in even if the '
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py b/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
index c2f2062fa6..c489250686 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ class Order(LockModel, LoggedModel):
                   context: Dict[str, Any]=None, log_entry_type: str='pretix.event.order.email.sent',
                   user: User=None, headers: dict=None, sender: str=None, invoices: list=None,
                   auth=None, attach_tickets=False, position: 'OrderPosition'=None, auto_email=True,
-                  attach_ical=False, attach_cached_files: list=None, attach_other_files: list=None):
+                  attach_ical=False, attach_other_files: list=None, attach_cached_files: list=None):
         """
         Sends an email to the user that placed this order. Basically, this method does two things:
 
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/subevents/bulk.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/subevents/bulk.html
index 6b58feb5a8..9430373c54 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/subevents/bulk.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/subevents/bulk.html
@@ -515,6 +515,16 @@
         </fieldset>
         <fieldset>
             <legend>{% trans "Check-in lists" %}</legend>
+            <p class="help-block">
+                {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+                    You can choose to either add one or more check-in lists for every date in your series individually,
+                    or use just one check-in list for all your dates and limit admission through check-in rules. Which
+                    approach is better depends on multiple factors, such as the number of dates in your series. For a
+                    series with one or less event date per day, individual lists are usually more helpful. If you
+                    use dates to represent many time slots on the same day, or even overlapping time slots, working with
+                    just one large check-in list will be easier.
+                {% endblocktrans %}
+            </p>
             <div class="formset" data-formset data-formset-prefix="{{ cl_formset.prefix }}">
                 {{ cl_formset.management_form }}
                 {% bootstrap_formset_errors cl_formset %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/subevents/detail.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/subevents/detail.html
index 715e955c28..cbef0f95c6 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/subevents/detail.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/subevents/detail.html
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@
                 </fieldset>
                 <fieldset>
                     <legend>{% trans "Check-in lists" %}</legend>
+                    <p class="help-block">
+                        {% blocktrans trimmed %}
+                            You can choose to either add one or more check-in lists for every date in your series individually,
+                            or use just one check-in list for all your dates and limit admission through check-in rules. Which
+                            approach is better depends on multiple factors, such as the number of dates in your series. For a
+                            series with one or less event date per day, individual lists are usually more helpful. If you
+                            use dates to represent many time slots on the same day, or even overlapping time slots, working with
+                            just one large check-in list will be easier.
+                        {% endblocktrans %}
+                    </p>
                     <div class="formset" data-formset data-formset-prefix="{{ cl_formset.prefix }}">
                         {{ cl_formset.management_form }}
                         {% bootstrap_formset_errors cl_formset %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/main.py b/src/pretix/control/views/main.py
index f477b05a5f..7e3e26ff24 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/main.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/main.py
@@ -306,10 +306,11 @@ class EventWizard(SafeSessionWizardView):
                 event.set_active_plugins(settings.PRETIX_PLUGINS_DEFAULT.split(","),
                                          allow_restricted=settings.PRETIX_PLUGINS_DEFAULT.split(","))
                 event.save(update_fields=['plugins'])
-                event.checkin_lists.create(
-                    name=_('Default'),
-                    all_products=True
-                )
+                if not event.has_subevents:
+                    event.checkin_lists.create(
+                        name=_('Default'),
+                        all_products=True
+                    )
                 event.set_defaults()
 
             if basics_data['tax_rate']:
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/subevents.py b/src/pretix/control/views/subevents.py
index 8dd109f50c..86a95d2853 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/subevents.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/subevents.py
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@ class SubEventEditorMixin(MetaDataEditorMixin):
                     'include_pending': False,
                 }
             ]
-            extra = 0
+
+            if not self.request.event.checkin_lists.filter(subevent__isnull=True).exists():
+                extra = 1
 
         formsetclass = inlineformset_factory(
             SubEvent, CheckinList,