Best approach to unspoiled nodes?

[StouterTaru]

My way gives 5 gathers at 32% HQ chance at 90% success, plus a 0.9^5 = ~59% chance at a 100% HQ gather chance at 100% success, for 5*0.32*0.9 + 0.59 => 2.03 HQ gathers per node.

You skipped the chance at HQ if you don't hit all of your first 5 swings, it boosts it to about 2.14 HQ swings per node.

In the end, your way gets under 10 NQ and 6.5 HQ per node, if the RNG gods do as they say they will.

I get 25 NQ per node. I'll take my 15 extra NQ over your 6.5 HQ, but I'm one of those crafters that only needs NQ items.