Is it better to trim in events or project timeline?

I have read through the manual, but haven't come across a good answer.... must have missed it.
Is it better to trim clips before you put them in the project timeline, or after, or doesn't it matter? Is there any space or processing time saved by using one or the other method?
Thanks.

OK, I'll take it back. If you have a few half hour long clips and put them all in the timeline and cut them up, yes that would bog the application down a lot. Then you'll really be better off making your selects in the browser. If your shots are reasonable length then you can cut where you like.

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