I've been reading this forum for weeks, and it's absolutely terrific! I've learned loads

I'm quite new to poker (played 8k hands), but I've been studying hard and learned some basics. I'm sure this is a much debated topic, but I wasn't able to find anything through the search:

Is playing one table far superior to multi-tabling when it comes to improving your game? Isn't getting better at reads and betting-patterns easier when playing fewer tables? Also, you do get experience faster with more hands per hour when multi-tabling, but how much is this experience worth when your attention is split between all tables?

I play 4 tables now (can't play 5 comfortably) and I'm worried that it hinders my progress since I can't take much time to think when in a difficult spot.


Thanks in advance!