Granted I'm doing just trade runs / exploration trips I equip my ship according to role. For pure trading I tend to stick to certain space, within no scoop jump range and I refuel at every station. Just accept mission, make a jump or two to the destination, hand in, refuel. Rinse and repeat. No need of fuel scoop.
When I need to get somewhere I install the biggest one I have. Luckily most of my ships can share one scoop so one time purchase and I'm good. Just swap one internal and I can travel across the bubble, hunt guardian BP or do some engineering.
While exploring - I take the biggest and fastest. Shaving few seconds on scooping saves lots of time in a long run when going bubble - Colonia. At least for me. Got the best FS for my Clipper and that gave me ability to fully refuel at full speed while passing the star and aligning with next jump target. Pretty convenient. Right now I'm stucked with smaller scoop in my Cobra while trying to reach Sag from Colonia. I'm what... 500 LYs from Colonia and already tired with slow scooping. Been sitting in one system for 2 months already and not willing to launch ED. Thinking I must endure whole journey and back with slow refuelling... naah. When I log in I'll get back, switch to my fast Clipper and then continue.
So - bigger and faster, in that case.
When I need to get somewhere I install the biggest one I have. Luckily most of my ships can share one scoop so one time purchase and I'm good. Just swap one internal and I can travel across the bubble, hunt guardian BP or do some engineering.
While exploring - I take the biggest and fastest. Shaving few seconds on scooping saves lots of time in a long run when going bubble - Colonia. At least for me. Got the best FS for my Clipper and that gave me ability to fully refuel at full speed while passing the star and aligning with next jump target. Pretty convenient. Right now I'm stucked with smaller scoop in my Cobra while trying to reach Sag from Colonia. I'm what... 500 LYs from Colonia and already tired with slow scooping. Been sitting in one system for 2 months already and not willing to launch ED. Thinking I must endure whole journey and back with slow refuelling... naah. When I log in I'll get back, switch to my fast Clipper and then continue.
So - bigger and faster, in that case.