Hayes said cramming in fixtures to complete the season would have meant players with international commitments having “three years of back-to-back tournaments”.
A fresh start, she added, was a chance to look at “new opportunities”.
“We’ll roll with the new normals and I’m excited for what that might bring,” she said.
“It might bring more broadcast opportunities which, for our game, is another step. The next one is a constant layering of building on what we’ve done.”
For Chelsea, who were unbeaten throughout the league campaign, their latest title is their third in the WSL era, and their second in three seasons. The success also gives Hayes a seventh major trophy with the club, including two Women’s FA Cups and 2017’s transitional Spring Series league.
They also claimed victory in this year’s Continental League Cup final, beating Arsenal at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground.