Malon
I want a kitty!
It made me do this...
I do a mix of the two. I always make it a point to finish all side content I possibly can before continuing the main story, and in the case of TotK, I do the main story in chunks. I do all the side content in the area leading up to a main quest, then I get the main quest done in one go, then I do everything new that opened up before I move on to the next area. Rinse and repeat. I play every game like that.