Huges500 (in cruise)
Better technique to lower lever about half way at the SAME time applying aft cylic ( rod 500 ft for about 8 secs). watch the rrpm and control airspeed and rrpm with collective. As airspeed decays to 80 kts ( best range speed ) gradually lower lever this will increase rrpm and gradually drop nose until you get to 60 kts ( best auto speed) by this time lever should be bottomed to gain as much rrpm as possible and to allow a stable auto and set you up for the EOL which again seems to have fallen off the must do things for instructors
I note that this example is someone talking about using both hands to solve the problem.
The false dichotomy of "either or" being dispensed with would improve this conversation (should it continue) immensely.