I find my unusual natural sleep pattern optimal for dreaming. I go to sleep around 9, wake up around 1, and go back to sleep around 2 or 3, wake up around 6, and take a short nap in the morning, and another in the afternoon. This is how I sleep when I don't have to go to work or school.

I also just realized I have best recall when I sleep in this pattern.

Do you alter your sleep patterns for dreaming?

Sometimes I set my alarm, which I am going to do tonight, to interrupt my sleep, so I can remember more dreams.

Do you remember more dreams after a lot of sleep?

I find my dream recall goes down if I oversleep or undersleep. But, when I feel well-rested is when I have the best dreams.