I guess different strokes.
I like my quilts to be soft and comfy, so I never do the the tight quilting and meandering. I suppose if it's a quilt that you want to hang as a wall hanging, then the tight quilting would look perfect.
I also do very simple free hand quilting so my sewing is the main object you see, some folks like the fancy quilting on their work so it's the quilting you see....so everyone has a preference as to what they like.