As a Stripe user, it has never been smart to use recurring charges, or most of Stripe's other advanced, hands-off features. It's much, much better to just store

As a Stripe user, it has never been smart to use recurring charges, or most of Stripe's other advanced, hands-off features. It's much, much better to just store payment source IDs and run charges in a cronjob. This gives you the flexibility to leave Stripe more easily when they make changes you don't like. Keep your integrations lean, dependencies are a liability.