What's better fast start pups or slow and steady?

My opinion is that people's definitions of the two might not always be the same, I like naturals not super stars or slow and steady, when I was younger I never bred my own, I always got pups from friends and I culled a few of them to early, they weren't trash but didn't suit my style or the dogs I was hunting with at the time, the few I regret went to to make the guys who got them above average dogs, I like to see a pup make progress every times its hauled or messed with, I see things realistically and don't expect much until their a year or so old, by then I'll have them baying good and they'll know what a trail is, I've been fortunate enough over the last four years to raise several litters and been able to keep most of the litter and watched their progression, now this is just this particular family of dogs but I've noticed that the pups that start baying cows at an early age and are relentless with it have all took to hogs like a duck to water, then ones who never do much and go in and bay here and there and are lazy acting rarely make the cut, I wouldn't say the pups are fast starters or superstars but their just naturals and its makes my job so much easier getting them going on hogs, everything im hunting now with the exception of my new walker gyp was started and selected using the method I just rambled on about.