Oh that's looking lovely!
I'd agree with Agi, that there is no best way, it's just down to what feels right to you.
Some of my projects have a mixture of both methods in there depending on the area to be stitched, just as Agi said.
Anyhow, you've made great progress, it's very pretty.
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