[Gimp-user] OS X GIMP slow launch

[Kim Cascone]

I'm working on OS X 10.4.11 and using GIMP 2.6.4
when I launch GIMP it literally takes 5 or 6 minutes to fully load  
and be functional
I realize I have a lot of filters and brushes which adds to the load  
time
but is this a known issue?
it seems like the splash window spends most of its time on 'looking  
for documents'
and is there any way to shorten this launch time?
I searched through the posts and wasn't able to find any mention of this
thanks in advance