Filter characteristics in webi or bex?

Hi guys,
To filter characteristics, we can restrict them in bex query designer with variables(then carried over to webi automatically), or filter them in webi query panel with webi query filter. Which one is recommended, especially with regard to performance?
Thanks,
Chris

I'd like to take the question just a little further. Iu2019m experiencing a significant change in the runtime/performance of a WebI report when I move a characteristic restriction from the BEx query to the WebI report:
We are using BW 7.01, BOE XI 3.1 SP 2 FP 2.7. The BEx query uses a MultiProvider.
My WebI report sitting on that universe runs consistently in about 50 seconds. If I remove a simple characteristic restriction from the BEx query and attempt to replicate the logic of the restriction in the WebI report, the runtime jumps to more than 5 minutes. The characteristic restriction is an exclusion type of filter, so: Characteristic 1 Not Equal to A, B or C (these values have the red u2018=u2019 sign next to them in the Filter > Characteristic Restriction pane of BEx Query Designer).
The runtime increases significantly when I remove this restriction from the BEx query and add a query filter in my WebI report (using the dimension object) for Characteristic 1 Not In List (A;B;C). Iu2019ve also tried changing this to 3 separate u2018Not Equal Tou2019 filters, but this did not improve the performance.
Is it supposed to be more efficient to put the filter in the BEx Query instead of the WebI query?
Thanks for your insights!

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