Who cares which is 'easier'? Neither will be 'easier' if the machine's doing it for you. My guess is that with a lift fan to engage, and a few doors to open, and a jet pipe to swivel through ninety degrees then there's alot more to go wrong with the purportedly 'easier' VL.
What is the point in doing an 'easy' landing when the rest of the package is still out creating havoc because they took more petrol and thunder crackers?