I don't want to make Promises, cause this is gonna really depend on DMF's coding and how easy it is for him... But the tentative plan for Chapter 4 is full blown Sandbox.
This would mean if we can pull it off... Unlimited "Days" for a chapter with Lincoln able to engage in a number of activities... From finding ways to earn money to buy outfits for the girls... to chasing down the "Side Honeys"... to going on dates and activities with all the girls to earn love points for them, which you can then use to unlock special scenes.
We would still have a 'narrative' in that the Primary Girl of the Chapter would have her own series of 'events' to play out over a span of time... and certain actions would be needed to unlock the next 'event' sometimes... but everything else (Like the Dates, Side Honeys, ect) would be self contained.
At the end of the primary girl of chapter 4's "Events" you would move on to Chapter 5... while still having all the unplayed and unused Free Roam events of Chapter 4 avaliable, with new events for Chapter 5, ect, ect.
Doing this will also let us adjust the time frame for each sister based on logic for the story, as it'll get harder and harder (heh) for Lincoln to keep it all a secret from the others as new sisters join the Harem.
We can add more content and side stuff this way to keep the game fun, while still telling the main story and not making it feel too short if certain sisters need less or more events than the others.