Question about the screen autodimming while phone is locked and Home is pressed

[ying yang]

I use my phone for an alarm clock and everytime I press snooze the screen stays on for what seems like forever. Even with my eyes shut it seems like a torch is being pointed at me, which isn't a pleasant way to wake up. With the darker winter mornings coming this is just going to get more annoying so I was wondering if there's any way to shorten the amount of time the screen stays on for while the phone is locked and after Home is pressed? Any plist I can edit or little app I can install?

 

[soberbrain]

Can't you just click the sleep/wake button?

 

[ying yang]

When I'm that groggy tapping the screen lightly for snooze is fine but to click that button I need to grab the phone somewhat. There's a big difference at 6am.

 

[soberbrain]

There's a big difference at 6am.

Understandable, I actually just turn the phone over. It kills enough of the screen light for me.