I appreciated everybodies input. there is indeed not a single fit-all prescription of one versus the other method. the principal driver of the approach profile is to reduce risk, but assessing the risk is so much specific to a specific situation.
For those who have a lot of experience in doing it with variations that have always worked it might seem to be a lot of overthinking, For the rest of us including myself the specific aerodynamic elements involved are and remain complex in a helicopter.
The opportunity to remain curious in defining those aerodynamic elements to both anticipate the effects and understand the trade offs is a fine exercise.