My advice on the sublect would be confined to Boeing jets, as it was too long ago for me to remember what it was like on Tobagos, Cessnas etc.
The "kick off the drift, and flare, all at once" technique is definitely the way to go. Trouble is, that it's not that easy; that's why you get paid the money! The "cross control" technique is easier, and tempting, but you are compromising your aircraft's flying characteristics by doing it (all those Vref calculations, based on weight, and now you are over the threshold with control surfaces working against each other).
Last point. If you ever end up flying a 747, remember that the landing is not over until you reach about 60 kts! That wing just keeps flying. Caught me out a few times.