Welcome to the forum, slats! You will find that this is a place for great input from darn good Brewers. One thing that happens is that reasonable minds may differ, so you will find some things that are a clear consensus, where other things may vary by practice - often with good results regardless. What is consistent among the posters is the advice to try things out and do what works best for you - a wise brewer from Noti Oregon put that out there quite a while back and it holds true for many many Homebrew practices. Finally, you will hear that pro Brewers do it one way, but it is purely a function of size - they need to do it that way based on their batch size and functional limitations of their breweries, shelf life concerns, etc...at the HOMEBREW level, some of the pro techniques and processes are either inapplicable or unnecessary. Again, try it for yourself and see what works best for you - doing what works, is not extra work for no reason and fits your system limitations is always the right answer for you.
Best of luck (and I tend to decant, but I repitch slurries when possible).