Commuting Leeds to Manchester

I have taken a new job, and it is a lot more cost effective for me to commute from Leeds to Manchester everyday.

I hear that the m62 is a bit of a nightmare, however I plan on setting off at 6am latest in a morning - so hopefully this will be okay.

However on an evening I will be setting off from Manchester at 6pm.. Therefore I really have no idea what time I will be back in Leeds for, I'm estimating 8pm?

Does anyone have experience with this stretch of motorway, and is it really that bad?

Cheers