I still have my old Kane E6B type. When I used it for my CPL exams & flying training I found it easier to use Wind UP for the standard problem (to avoid the iterative process), and Wind DOWN for the rest.
A couple of years later I bought a CR & have preferred to use that for the last 15 years or so.
As an instructor I was quite happy to teach using the E6B wind UP or DOWN as well as CR methods.