Knowing how to clone is invaluable. I am still learning the finer points, however on my third attempt I rooted 50 of 50.

Knowing how to clone not only makes time between cycles shorter but guarantees longevity. See, if you screw up a crop and have to start from seed again, deal with germinating, transplanting, rooting all that time to get one female, if you have a clone you can always revert back and grow that clone to a mother to get 5 clones to get them to mother and clip 50 clones from the 5. So having said that, in the same time that you can germinate a seed and have it ready for flower, you can have 50 guaranteed females.

Only my opinion, I am sure that others may differ.
As long as you have fun. I agree, try different strains rather than limit to just one....if you have the time and patience.