Condensers in parallel or series

[Andrew_90]

I have trawled dozens of threads on this topic but still am a little unclear.

As a newb to a CCVM I was wondering if a simple series waterflow would be easier to manage for the first couple of runs, or should I bite the bullet and plumb for independent flows. Opinions seem to vary widely on this matter. Series is more convenient and neater but one would not want to compromise control.