If time is an issue adding weights might be a good idea. I wish I had weighted down the bag for the ESB I sent to the NHC. I didn’t leave myself quite enough time to get that one done and having the hops immediately sink into the beer would have helped with the aroma I think.
Otherwise, I agree. Given enough time they’ll sink on their own.
I have seen the hop bags float! I don’t use them anymore, but sure enough I have seen them at the top of the keg. Just because, when you finish the keg and pop the lid and the hop bag is at the bottom doesn;t mean it was there the whole time.
I weigh them for the same reason. Plus, I want to get that aroma infused into my beer as soon as possible. Since the beer at the bottom gets pulled from a keg first, that’s where I want those hops to be!