Give me the visual every time, saves having to work out what all those instruments are trying to tell me.
Seriously though, at some places a visual seems to be a great short cut, ALC 10 for instance. However, placing yourself slightly high (due terrain) when hitting the centreline does leave one or two a little reluctant due the strictness of the stabilised policy. Trying to save time and fuel by going visual always seems like a great idea but if you are going to flop your wedding tackle on the table don't give the company a big sharp knife as well.
As for waiting in the queue why is it that a certain harp carrying airline descends flat out and then gets vectored for a 9 mile final in glorious weather (no traffic in front of him) when we could go visual and be on the ground before he has hit the marker. Now that is a waste of fuel.