I have always been a paper towel and warm area kind of person, but Puckerbutt goes in a different direction with a tea soak and then planting in soiless medium until they sprout. I don’t really have the luxury of planting seeds that may never sprout in my limited space so I am thinking of sticking with the paper towel method.
Paper towel has always been the easiest for me. Screwed it up this year though - let them go too long and they never made it past the initial two cotyledon (sp?) leaves. Also didn’t help that I wasn’t on top of watering, but paper towel will be my go-to for next year as well