For anything that's not a server I always use the unstable channel and add a stable overlay to specific packages that benefit from it
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didn’t know this was possible, but now i gotta look into it. Sounds like exactly what i want
Also small channels might be better for servers since they get security fixes more quickly since some it has less cache and less tests