Smart object or duplicate layer/ decrease resolution or free transform

Hi all
I would appreciate some advice on a few questions I have regarding PS.
1) I intend to place an image I have been working on into another file in photoshop. To keep file size down and to keep as much quality as possible which is my best option? The options I see available to me are to save the file as a TIFF
and then duplicate the layer into the new file or to place the image as a smart object. Or is there a better way?
If I were to place it as a smart object in which format is best? I will not need to work on the original file once it has gone into the new file.
2) I have a subject matter in a raw file that is quite small and needs to be made larger once in photoshop. I see two options for me. First one is decreasing the resolution from 300 to something like 250 which will make im the subject matter the right size. The second option I see is to free transform the image in photoshop to make it larger.
I intend to print these files on A4 at a commercial printers.
Thanks

As to your question #2:  by all means do any upsampling of the raw file inside Adobe Camera Raw through the ACR workflow options (looks like a link right under the ACR preview window) to the exact dimensions you'll be using.  That'll give you the best quality.
Downsampling to upsample later is just nuts!
Re #1:  "To keep file size down and to keep as much quality as possible"  is an oxymoron.  You get either or.
It's always best to work at the final output size.

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