I used to try and taper down to a number of days Sober, but when switched my thinking to a number of drinks per day things got easier, the former went on for weeks and I'd eventually slip back into old ways, whereas going completely Sober based on number of drinks could be done in a shorter period of time!!
Don't give alcohol any more control than you have to, the sooner you can get down to zero drinks rather than zero days, go for it!!
