I would certainly urge all pilgrims to go on to Finisterre - although it takes a high degree of motivation to walk there after the highs of arrival in Santiago (especially if you have walked from SJPDP).
I took the bus all the way (very easy from the big bus station in Santiago), but a couple of people got off before Finisterre at a small village whose name I don't recall, so they could walk for a day to Finisterre.
Personally, I felt a greater sense of completion and wonder for the future at Finisterre than at Santiago. At Santiago you are bombarded with so many sensations and experiences - meetings and partings with fellow pilgrims, celebrations and so on; that there is little opportunity for quiet reflection on the meaning of it all.
At Finisterre you walk out onto the cliff, with the lighthouse behind you - which in itself has symbolic value in the sense of a having a guide and protector against perils. You look out over the vast and trackless ocean, wondering not only what the future holds, but also what lies beyond the ocean on the far shores of the spirit. You can reflect in tranquillity and inner calm. I found it very moving.
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