Quote Originally Posted by Lyrinn View Post
Why not both? Quick venture takes 1 hour, so send your retainers off, grind FATEs in the meantime, use the seals from FATEs to buy more ventures, repeat.
I get too much into the grinding mood that I don't notice that my retainer returned especially if I was in a party. Usually if I was grinding alone I notice better, but with a party and an active/talkative one I fail to notice.