Is Stretching Better Than Stretching?

High guys, how do you typically structure training in between races? I'm assuming most folks build in a recovery period after a race and a taper before their next race. This is the first year i'll do more than one race, so i've never encountered the situation before. All my races this year will be sprint distance races, with about a month in between each race. For contexts, i'm an average age grouper, typical finish in the top 25 %. And train about six to eight hours a week.