SubVIs and code efficiency

Hello,
I would like to know what is better (when thinking about program velocity), to make a huge VI or a lot of subvis distributed in many levels.
I imagine that this relation (number of sub VIs and program efficiency) will have something to do with the way I pass values between VIs.
So my second question is what is better, to pass values using global variables, to pass control references and use a lot of property nodes, or to pass it in another way.
I tried to find info about this questions but I had little success,
I hope someone can help me!
Best regards,
Gabriel
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I have found the answer for my question on the following webcasts:
Best Practices for Managing Application Development with the LabVIEW Project
http://zone.ni.com/wv/app/doc/p/id/wv-167 Tips and Tricks for Improving LabVIEW Application Performancehttp://zone.ni.com/wv/app/doc/p/id/wv-173Software Design Architectures in NI LabVIEWhttp://zone.ni.com/wv/app/doc/p/id/wv-160Design Multirate Applications with LabVIEW Timed Loophttp://zone.ni.com/wv/app/doc/p/id/wv-863
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