Due to the air leakage mentioned above, I've been carefully wrapping teflon tape on the bleeder threads being careful to keep it away from the hydraulic circuit. I have also tried the Russel one man bleeders with success, but I usually just use clear tube into a glass jar so I can watch the color change of the fresh fluid & bubbles.

That relatively inexpensive Mity Vac brake bleeder that holds a gallon of fluid works well for me. I also use the very high temp DOT 4 fluid as I've seen how hot my front rotors get on a road coarse. I've seen new corvettes with the rotors glowing cherry red coming off Willow Springs after a few laps.