Cold turkey or gradual?

Many people would ask if it was better to just go cold turkey (abruptly just quit smoking) or just gradually decrease the amount of smoking of cigarettes, they both have their advantages and their disadvantages and whatever the method depends on the person.........

Going cold turkey means that you abruptly and totally give up the habit. On Friday you were smoking, but on Saturday you are not. The benefits of this method include the immediate success of stopping, getting a quick and dramatic start, and avoiding thinking about the nasty habit and its temptation. The downsides are the lack of preparation when not smoking (Now what do I do instead of smoke?) and the withdrawal symptoms from nicotine absence. Sudden withdrawal from extensive smoking (several packs a day) can prove dangerous, especially among those with pre-existing medical conditions. 

Gradual withdrawal, by contrast, means that you gradually reduce the amount of smoking over time or by using a nicotine replacement system, such as a patch, nasal spray, or gum. Smokers either change their cigarette brands each week to ones containing progressively less nicotine and tar or reduce the number of cigarettes gradually each day or two. The benefits of this method include easing into quitting, giving yourself time and practice to quit, and allowing your body to grow accustomed to lower doses of nicotine, thereby reducing unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. The downsides are that it takes a little longer to quit and that some folks may find it difficult to stop altogether using fading. 

So, if you were to decide not to smoke, which method would you choose?

That is all ~ Aliff Hasbi

(source) http://www.sharecare.com/health/smoking-treatment/quit-smoking-gradually-cold-turkey