It's not really a matter of people on here being dicks. It's that questions like the OP asked in this thread are pointless.
Everyone pretty much thinks whatever they are doing the most of is the best method. So, the best that could be hoped for in a thread like this is for all the different methods people have posted specific threads about would be reposted into this one thread for the OP.
The fact of the matter is, there is no best method. If there were then that's what everyone would be doing and it's the only thing that would be getting discussed on here.
Instead of asking questions like 'whats the best method to use', the OP should be searching through the various forums on here to find what seems might be the 'best method for him'. He's really the only one that can determine that, so it's pointless to ask the question.
Once he finds a few threads that explain things that he finds interesting, then he can post some questions or offer some feedback in those threads. That's how to be a participating member and the best way to really learn 'what the best method for him' really is.