In addition to the good advice above, you can use a little pencil lead on the nut groove where the string slides to reduce friction if it's a little tight.
Additionally, some strings are far more susceptible to breaking. I found that John Pearce snapped on me three or four times. I took my Collings in for a set up review and the groves along the nut were marginally widened.
Hate when it happens though. You can tap the strings and tell when it is getting really tight when you are going back to G or E (other string that is at risk). I can now tell when it's getting too tight.
Best idea, get more guitars! One for each tuning.
Other thing is, the strings last longer if they don't get retuned all the time.
Stuart
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