Worker or set troops to mine first?

Question

Which is better in the start of a Starcraft II match? Build a worker and then split or vice versa; split workers then build worker

If they each have their own benefits please list them!

Answer 1

Really? it doesn't really matter.

However, if you think about it, having six workers returning with minerals half seconds faster isn't as good in the long run as having a worker created half seconds earlier - as that delays all future workers by those precious half seconds.

However, if you need that pylon down or that supply depot out a half second faster, make sure to follow this precise order:

• Send your workers to work
• Create your next worker
• Split your workers as they are reaching their mining nodes.

Of course, screwing up any other action by a half second will undo all this precision.