WAIK - Install apps from image or through answer file?

Hello everyone =)
So I'm new to Windows 7 deployment, and my first project is a standard image for ~25 computers, with some settings and standard software such as MS Office 2010, antivirus/anti-malware software, standard file viewers, etc...
In the absence of network infrastructure, I'm relying solely on WAIK to automate, excluding tools like MDT and WDS. According to the doc, I'm setting up a "High Touch Deployment with Standard Image".
I've been reading a lot of documentation and so far, I understand that there are basically two ways to deploy applications on top of Windows:
Install them on the reference computer, in audit mode, before making the image
Use an Answer File inside a Configuration Set with an $OEM$ folder to run silent installs
I'm not sure what the differences or advantages/disadvantages are for either method. Is there one that's recommended over the other?
Thank you for reading!

If you have single model computer set, then install one computer including applications, tune it and adapt interface. Sysprep.xml file does need to be complicated. Do not forget to include
copyprofile parameter. Run sysprep and shutdown.
Copy image (with tool that you consider the most simple) to all computers. Start computers and include parameters that you have not included in unattended file. 
In summary: If you are new and need to do the task in relatively short time, do not optimize your procedures. You will do it next time when you face second similar task.
Regards
Milos

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