I play exclusivly 6 max and i try to be one of the first three to the table simply because it means im learning about all opps as they are learning about everyone else.
On this level playing field i think i have an edge against the players i currentlyplay against, obviously this will change as i move up limits.
I dont like to join established tables simply because the other players often have a certain amount of table knowledge of their opps which i think puts me at a slight disadvantage, and i want every small edge i can get, while giving opps none