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Sleight of hand does improve your skill overall but it doesn't always get better reactions, many people forget that the spectators only see the trick and not the effort put into it.
I would vote if there was a "both" choice.
I prefer the tricks which get the best reactions and seem most magical, whether they're slieght of hand or not doesn't make a difference, sure it's great to achieve a extremely hard sleight but I like to look at it through the spectators eyes.
If you want a response from Dan or Dave ask on their forums, I'm sure they'll reply quickly. I'd say they do buy other materials just to learn it and come up with new concepts, however I doubt I'd see Dan or Dave doing Daniel Madisons flourishes due to the style, DM uses his body alot in...