Color correcting/grading in Ppro vs Ae?

I do all my CC in Ppro because I like doing my editing and grading within the same program. But I see MANY tutorials online for CC in Ae and many people seem to prefer this approach.
Ppro seems quite complete (fast CC, RGB curves, 3-way CC, secondary CC....)
What exactly are the advantages of CC in Ae?

The advantages in AEFX include an "adjustment layer type approach, the ability to mask and feather sections of the image.
It has a number of tools that PPro does not have that can be helpful for "grading". eg de noiser
It comes with a number of  hassles as well but some on this forum do have a preference to successfuly incorporate it into their workflows.
I wouldnt not advise going to AEFX just to use the plugin CC effects.
Using an external app such as Da Vinci Resolve is very much worth the effort though.

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