As already said, UD and the overall thickness is slowing things down.  The core will also slow things down.  Therefore you must slow your resin down and if necessary use a slower hardener to give you a usable pot life.

Biaxial cloth infuses ok when done slowly as there are still some gaps, pure UD is very hard to infuse.

Cutting down the excess fabric will save you a lot of material waste and resin waste. Also it means the resin has less distance to travel which is always a good thing.

Warren Penalver
Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant