Hop pellets V’s leaves

[Theoriginalrich]

So I bought 100g Citra and Mosaic leaves thinking I was getting pellets. Threw them in to dry hop, no tea (probably wrong) then thought what’s the difference? Being new to this and not reading too much about hop types.
This is my first real experiment and now m wondering what are the benefits of one over the other, if any?
Huge thanks

 

[RichardM]

Hop cones absorb a lot of beer, pellets leave a lot of sludge. You pay your money and take your choice and decide how to deal with it.

 

[chuffer]

There's something more 'authentic' about using hops in their traditional form (i.e.leaves) but ive found that they can be a pain when you're transferring hopped wort (hops getting stuck in siphons etc) so prefer pellets from a practical pointnof view. Conversely, if you use hop socks or filters, leaf prob works better as pellets break down into a mulch which clogs up the aforementioned