Originally Posted by
Aleksander
The golden hour is the result of every CoC's player being forced offline for a set period. There is no tweaks in the matchmaking done to make the loot good, it's simply because nobody has been able to attack any bases, active or inactive so as villages lose shields during the maintenance they'll not be shielded immediately. This means that the first players to get online will find all the good bases that have emerged into the matchmaking during the maintenance.
To answer your question, no. The golden hour applies to any maintenance that forces people offline. The longer the maintenance, the better the loot.