All depends on what you want to do...

I first began with seed (shiva shanti 2 (sensi seed bank) and Double Gum (white lable seed company)) which my pal brought back from the Dam for me. You learn a lot about the entire grow cycle when you work from beginning to end three or four times.

I think seed is better for a beginner. It might take longer (got patience? need it!) but the knowledge you gain and the help that board members can offer goes a long way. You will learn how important root structure is; and what the different discolouration mean when you get nutrient deficincies; and what males look like and lots of important info for getting a bumber crop.

Then move to cuttings when you become part of the plants life and have generated your own technique. Everyone's method is slightly different, yet the same. Becoming part of a plants life means you literally communicate with your plants; they show you signs and you react , then they show you if what you did was right or wrong.

Cuttings can be expensive in some instances. I am dealing with a supplier who charges £10 per clone but they are in perfect health, guaranteed female, from a very sexually mature mother, and arrive with a perfect root structure. If you want superior premium quality all the time then it can be costly if you don't have a mate who can bung you a few. If you don't know what you are doing then you could loose a lot of cash in the blink of an eye especially if you decide you want to spend £700 on clones. Example; I put 36 rooted Cheese clones on a secondhand dual flow NFT system and didn't set it up right. Those clones ended up in the dust bin because I literally drowned the roots and the plants suffocated as a result.

IMO Initially start with a resilient strain from seed that is ideal for beginners (some websites will tell you if it is suitable for beginners). Then try a more difficult strain and see how the knowledge you first gained compares when applied to a different strain. Spend as little as possible without cutting corners.

What region of the world r u from? There are seed shops in the UK so you don't HAVE to get mail order.