I have. My Father-in-law is having me remove about 150 Ash trees from his land. They are interspersed around some huge, 100 year old cottonwoods on about 10 acres of a homestead site. It is probably not fair to judge since it's Ash, but I wait until fully leafed(if I can't cut in the fall) and they sit for a few weeks(until I can get back to them). I split it right away, so I can burn it after January thinking it is about dry. I don't know if it would be any different if I cut it in the spring.
It is not my preferred way of getting wood. I prefer it in the fall/winter, but you take what you get. I am just glad to cut all those trees out for free! I really get to practice my felling technique.