Multipe Sequences or Single Sequence with Mute Groups??

Just wondering what approach y`all prefer when adding choruses or variations to your music.Do you record several sequences and toggle between/chain them together?Or use one sequence and just mute tracks in and out?I`m still learning and I`m having a good time doing so.

I tend to have two sequences, one for the main beat, and one for the fills. These are usually one bar long, sometimes two. I then implement changes with the track mutes and jump to the fill when needed. This gives me good live control of my arrangement. If I am going to be away from the MPC (tweaking knobs on a synth or something) I tend to have much longer sequences (16 bars or 32 with a programmed fill at the end, which is actually my short sequences just copied out with a few extra notes for variations, maybe some recorded mute changes). All this to get a live techno style happening, so bringing things in and out, and making variations live is very important for me. Other styles and goals would differ, I guess.

i usually have 2 8 bar sequences for the verse, usually on the last bar of the second one i have a fill or some variation to go into the hook.

then i have an 8 bar hook and copy my drums over from one of my verse sequences and add variations, drop parts, change grooves ect.

i usually always try and make my hook a distinctly different pattern, or part in the sample than the verse.

then the intro and outro, i usually have a 4 or 8 bar sequence and add or drop drums similar to my verses.

and sometimes i make a new sequence called breakdown verse, and this is usually the same as my verse pt 1, except i change the sample, drums, bass or whatever up on the first few bars.

i like to work in 8 bar sections, but usually start building my drum pattern up with 2 or 4 bars while looping certain sections of my sequence, when i get them sounding good i copy and paste and add variations to fill up the rest of the sequence.

One sequence for me. All my beats are some spontaneous production, I never know when the verse will end or chorus begins, I just feel it out as shit goes.

I use both methods at the same time. I do fills, rolls, cuts, break downs and variations over separate sequences then put it together and use mutes again to do the arrangements. And then again for good measure. Also depends on genre and how structured you want it to like