[smoe]

Having a burn-out is much more damaging career wise, than taking some time off.

I don't see how many recruiters would have a real problem with someone with work experience having taken 3-6 months off. If it were 1 year plus out of the job I guess it gets a bit trickier unless you have something to show that you did in the meantime. Personally I find it a bigger red flag if someone is job hopping every few months.

E.g. I took 6 months off to travel only 1 year into my career. When I talked to my boss and told him, that I quit for this reason, he immediately made the counter offer to instead just put the contract on hold during that time. Obviously this is not a reaction that you can count on, but there is not exactly a shortage of job options in this field either. So I would take the time off, but make sure that you don't burn trough all the saving before starting the job search again.