Must be a bunch of engineers here.
I just turn off the water and take the hose off, so it doesn't freeze up.
I’ve been skimming and scanning the thread looking for some mention of this danger.
So far we are up to THREE neighbors (3 separate “Southern” locations) who have had their basements FLOODED because no one warned them* - north of Atlanta - NEVER leave anything screwed into / onto the outside hose bib during the winter months.
ALL 3 WERE THE newer “Frost Proof / Freeze Proof” type spigots …
(“From Thanksgiving til Easter” where we’re at now and “from Halloween til Easter” where we have relatives)
OP, I’ve been where you’re at several times and I like to KISS so, first time I ran pvc from the outside hose bib around corner of the house to the front of where the garage had been added onto the house, effectively installing a second hose bib only at front of garage. Second time I knew we weren’t going to be in the house a long time so I simply got a REAL ALL RUBBER garden hose to reach around the corner from where the outside hose bib was on the outside of rear of the house to the front where I had the hose reel cart set up …
Best of success and whichever direction you choose, be sure and disconnect all hoses - everything - from your outside hose bibs before your area’s first freeze ….
* = second neighbor knew better and disconnected his hose before leaving town for the holidays but, his twenty something year old kid decided to wash his car one warm December day he came by to check the outside of the house for his parents and when he was finished he left the hose connected … that pipe burst and leaked for a week before they got home to many many thou$ands of damages ...
ETA: okay, seeing where now y’all are removing outside connections. And yeah, I’d get under that camellia and selectively take out just the sprigs FROM THE TRUNK Alf the shrub that would give me a body width access to the spigot. Shrub will look perfectly normal again inside one growing season and you’ll have your access
Best of success!