Okay, so I finally got my hands on some of these new (new to me, anyway) Thill Premium Steelhead Floats. My question is this: what's the correct way to rig them? I see two possibilities:

Option 1: Remove rubber sleeve from the stem of the float. Slip mainline all the way through the rubber sleeve, then slide the rubber sleeve onto the stem of the float, ensuring that the mainline catches in the little line slot on the stem. This provides the most secure connection, but forces you to clip your line if you want to remove the float.

Option 2: Keep the rubber sleeve on the stem of the float. Slide or roll the rubber sleeve up or down so that the line slot is exposed. Slip line into slot, then pull rubber sleeve over slot and line. In this way, the float can be removed without cutting your line--but it doesn't offer as secure of a connection.

Am I making any sense here? Anyone have any experience with these floats?

Thanks.

Any opinions?