Starting over with a new island and want to time travel - should I start a few years in the past?

Hi all! Like it does most winters, the ACNH bug has bitten me again. Since it's been a while I am planning to start over with a brand new save/brand new island.

I've never time traveled before, but I want to do so pretty liberally this time around. Is there any benefit to starting by setting my console clock a long time back (say January 1 2022) and then traveling forward a little at a time until I get up to the real date? Or is it better to just start with today's date and travel forward/backward as needed?

Would one option or the other affect my other Switch games more?

Thanks for any suggestions!!!