Which method is best for Hajj

The questioner : If you please, I have a question about Hajj.

The Shaykh : All right, go ahead.

The questioner : Which method is easier for Hajj?

The Shaykh : It is better to say which method is best, my brother.

The questioner : Which method is best, yes.

The Shaykh : The best is tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them), where you enter the state of ihram for 'Umrah. When you arrive in Makkah, you perform tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) and sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah), then you shorten your hair and put on your clothes, exiting the state of ihram. On the eighth day, you enter the state of ihram for Hajj. On the eighth day, you enter the state of ihram for Hajj from your location. As I said, you enter the state of ihram first for 'Umrah. When you arrive in Makkah, you perform tawaf and sa'y, and you shorten your hair, meaning you cut it, and you exit your state of ihram, putting on regular clothes. On the eighth day, you enter the state of ihram for Hajj.

The questioner : All right, thank you.