Now I just came back from a long break and I got my ironworks set and I'm looking to meld it. I came up with 2 builds and these are the stats with food included, which one you think will HQ stuff more reliably? I'm looking for a relatively cheap build that can HQ easily without specialist skills/soulstone so I can use it with my non-specialist jobs when/if the specialist requirement gets dropped for the 4 star recipes. I'm gonna be using the 2 rapid synthesis opener so that's why I need the 1030 craftsmanship, but I'm not sure if more CP or more Control is better. The Seafood Stew build is considerably more expensive since I'll have to overmeld all the main/off-hand tools.

Seafood Stew build (1030/955/480)

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/XXE1

Heavensegg Soup build (1030/982/440)

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/XXEC

tldr; will more CP or more Control be better to HQ 4 star items reliably as a non-specialist

Thanks for the help in advance.