I'm still relatively new so take my opinion with a grain of salt. But I think if you play with a large area you should hover and small area you should drag. Dragging is more accurate but due to friction it is slightly slower, so with a small area you can still move quickly while also having the accuracy from dragging. While if you prefer hovering, a small area can be very hard to play accurately with, so I think a larger area is better for hovering.