A method for wireless communication performed by a base station, BS, comprising: determining a configuration of one or more beams for a user equipment, UE, to monitor for receiving a first downlink control channel from the BS, wherein the configuration is based, at least in part, on a monitoring window, wherein the monitoring window corresponds to a time elapsed from the UE receiving an indication in a second downlink control channel for an initial uplink, downlink, or sidelink user data transmission for the UE, wherein the first downlink control channel is to be received subsequent to the second downlink control channel; and transmitting, to the UE, an indication of the configuration, wherein the one or more beams comprise one of the following: a first set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor when the monitoring window is less than a first threshold, and a second set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor when the monitoring window is greater than or equal to the first threshold; or a first set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor during a short connected mode discontinuous reception, CDRX, cycle, and a second set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor during a long CDRX cycle, wherein the short CDRX cycle occurs after a shorter duration than the long CDRX cycle; or one or more P2 or P3 beams transmitted by the BS when the monitoring window is less than a second threshold; or one or more P1 or synchronization signal beams transmitted by the BS when the monitoring window is greater than or equal to the second threshold. determining a configuration of one or more beams for a user equipment, UE, to monitor for receiving a first downlink control channel from the BS, wherein the configuration is based, at least in part, on a monitoring window, wherein the monitoring window corresponds to a time elapsed from the UE receiving an indication in a second downlink control channel for an initial uplink, downlink, or sidelink user data transmission for the UE, wherein the first downlink control channel is to be received subsequent to the second downlink control channel; and transmitting, to the UE, an indication of the configuration, wherein the one or more beams comprise one of the following: a first set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor when the monitoring window is less than a first threshold, and a second set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor when the monitoring window is greater than or equal to the first threshold; or a first set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor during a short connected mode discontinuous reception, CDRX, cycle, and a second set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor during a long CDRX cycle, wherein the short CDRX cycle occurs after a shorter duration than the long CDRX cycle; or one or more P2 or P3 beams transmitted by the BS when the monitoring window is less than a second threshold; or one or more P1 or synchronization signal beams transmitted by the BS when the monitoring window is greater than or equal to the second threshold. a first set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor when the monitoring window is less than a first threshold, and a second set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor when the monitoring window is greater than or equal to the first threshold; or a first set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor during a short connected mode discontinuous reception, CDRX, cycle, and a second set of one or more beams for the UE to monitor during a long CDRX cycle, wherein the short CDRX cycle occurs after a shorter duration than the long CDRX cycle; or one or more P2 or P3 beams transmitted by the BS when the monitoring window is less than a second threshold; or one or more P1 or synchronization signal beams transmitted by the BS when the monitoring window is greater than or equal to the second threshold.