Scotbill:
I currently fly a 747SP and a DC-8-72. Both have the factory installed autopilot, and neither will slip on final when coupled. Been kicking it into a slip in the flare for decades, which is the advertised technique for those aircraft. Have never caught a pod (or an outer flap on a 727).
I do the same in my 185, BTW. I live and fly in the mountains. With mechanical turbulence and gusty wind, the slip method doesn't work well, so I prefer and use the crab method on final. Many slip, and that is OK if it works for them.
What we do in the jet doesn't always adapt well to the spam cans, but flying is flying so much of it can transfer aided by specific knowledge of the aircraft you fly.