...whether 'tis nobler in the mind, to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous toppings, or to take up a FIM and end them...

Seriously, I love 'em both. I use LST primarily to structure the plant, and FIMming whenever I have a particularly frisky bud that just needs to become two, or four or six...

LST should be started when they're really flexible, tho, and don't use the tie to pull 'em in--bend them manually with your fingers into position, and gently tie 'em there with string/whatever