Moving playlist from iTunes to iPhone

I'm sure this is a silly question, but it baffles me despite nearly a decade of experience using iTunes and iPhones on previous devices.
My question is simply -- how do I copy a playlist from iTunes to my iPhone? iTunes Match somehow seems to to be getting in the way but I'm not sure how or why.
I'm using a new iMac and iPhone 4S. (Will leave out the details of the other devices I'll try to sync once this is done...) Previously, I had iTunes on an old PC and an iPhone 3, and everything worked beautifully: I created playlists, manually selected which I wanted on my phone, and sync'd perfectly. Now I have iTunes Match, with some 12,000 songs sync'd, and I thought this would make my life easier. Instead, I'm totally unable to create playlists for my phone.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
ConfusedbyiTunes

Not sure if this will answer your question or not (or if it's even the best solution):
1) Plug in your iPhone to your computer
2) When iTunes pulls up, click on your iPhone (under the "Devices" section on the left side) and create a new playlist (name it whatever you want)
3) In the playlist you've created in iTunes, drag and drop the songs to the new playlist you created on your iPhone
Should automatically sync it. Again, like I said, might not be the best solution, but it worked for me. I'm sure there's an easier way of doing it.

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