Along with the idea of tagging the SD Cards, you should always have a standard setup in mind when putting together a fresh SD card. I would go with the following elements (assuming a Raspbian build):
(1) setup the SD card to expand the partition to the limit of what is available on the SD card (from "sudo raspi-config")
(2) make sure that the keyboard is setup for your country (in my case I changed the /etc/default/keyboard from "gb" to "us")
(3) turn on SSH access (from "sudo raspi-config")
(4) install a VNC server (from "sudo apt-get install tightvncserver")
(5) boot up in GUI mode (from "sudo raspi-config")
(6) setup wireless access, if you normally connect this way, otherwise Ethernet is usually better (I keep an Ethernet hub on the table with my RPis).
This is a blog mostly about techie things, what I am doing to my apartment network on the cheap, IOT, 3D Printing, Raspberry Pis, Arduinos, ESP32, ESP8266, Home Automation, Personal Weather Stations, Things That Go Bump in the Night, and some side issues that need discussing. Remember, sometimes the journey to an end is as much fun as the goal achieved!
