What's easier?

Which should be simpler?

Carefully taping off your teak toerails making sure to

not leave any space between the tape and the wood,

stretching and bending the tape to conform to the

imperfect curve of the rail,

then rubbing the tape from edge to edge to ensure

there would be no seepage underneath from the

many coats of varnish to come over the next three weeks?

Or, simply pulling the tape up after three weeks of it being stuck

to your boat through lots of warm sunlight, and rubbing the tape

 from edge to edge to ensure there would
 be no seepage underneath from the

many coats of varnish to come over the next three weeks?

My fingernails hurt.  Bad