I disagree. It's very easy to find yourself getting into an unstabilised approach doing what you you suggest. I'm talking about the intermediate approach, say 20 track miles and you find that you are high due to an unexpected ATC shortcut. Have used both methods to get down many times and the one that always works best is slow down, get plenty of drag out, then go down. You can easily achieve 2000fpm or more with 180kts and CONF 2 and use of gear or speedbrake, with the added advantage of the lower groundspeed. Also no problem with configuring further to meet the 1000' window stabilised, fully configured and on speed which most airlines require these days.