Lol, early ice is always best. Also better to be safe than sorry. I've fished on two inches but nervous as hell. I hate it when you can see that just standing there you are causing a depression in the ice. Finally just went back to shore and watched my tipups from there.
Be careful until the ice gets thicker is all I can say. OTHO it's going to be upper 60's here and 70's next Sunday. ROTF, people in the South just don't understand ice fishing at all.