I say how I fly, I fly as I say. I'll read what people post, and consider it. I'm not persuaded about retracting flaps on final, so I still won't. I've never need to, why start now?
I'm not an instructor, I'm not checking you out, my advice is free here, so you're getting your money's worth. Fly as safely as you can figure out how, and fly as you would have someone else fly your loved ones in their plane....
I do.