Green screen video work flow. Premiere or AE?

Hi all. I have a TON of green screen footage that i need to slice together in quick cuts between one clip to the next. but I want to animate the transitions, have one green screen shot fly in from the back, and the next fly in from the top, etc.
I haven't managed to figure out the best work flow for this - should I clip the footage in Premiere first, then export every single clip to AE? Or does AE have some trimming abilities?
Thanks in advance for your help

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