What are the best practices for taping a window for hurricane protection?
If you can't cover them with shutters, then just leave them as is. It's just a waste of time and money to tape. Tape will NOT prevent them from breaking and if they do blow out, many smaller pieces cause less damage than fewer larger pieces.

Taping windows can create larger and deadlier shards of glass when winds blow through a home, said Leslie Chapman-Henderson, president and CEO of Federal Alliance for Safe Homes.
&quot;The shards can become bigger because they're being held together,&quot; Chapman-Henderson said. &quot;You're wasting your time. You're wasting your money and you're potentially increasing the danger to your home.&quot;

CBS News article
NOAA Hurricane Center FAQ
Snopes (see the bullet points a ways down)
Palm Beach Post article