Create double-sided business cards

Good Day
I am designing my Business Card in PS (although I know I should be doing it in Il, but not the point here).
Now my business card has a back and front...In illustrator I would create two Artboards. What would I do in Photoshop? Do I extend the canvas to double the size? Or do I create a seperate file for the backside?
What is the correct way from a printing perspective?
Thank you

thank you for your feedback, appreciate. With regard to the bleed, doe the bleed extend beyond the standard dimensions of the card ie 3.5 x 2 inch , so with the bleed it would be: 3.9375 x 2.25 (1/8 bleed width) ?

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