I tried a number of cessation methods, including vapes, and was only eventually successful going cold turkey. But I think there's a pretty complex nexus of factors that determine what works best for an individual - your behavioral tendencies towards addictions in general, your neurochemical susceptibility to nicotine dependency in particular, your overall health and ability to weather more severe physical withdrawal, your use of other recreational drugs or medicines, and the presence of other smokers in your everyday life all come to mind. So, while I felt similarly about my own experience quitting, I disagree with the statement that it's the normative "best way", or that there is any single best way to quit.