As a priority, I always aim for the best data I can get with my gear (round crisp stars in the subs are my best indicator), then I honesty focus entirely on the nebulosities and fuzzies- at this stage in my career as an amateur astrophotographer I must admit I completely neglect processing stars and try to apply any tools very gently to preserve the original data as much as possible, that of course does not include stretching and colours, both of which I often overdo
