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I'm jumping in a bit late here, but a red dot finder definitely makes life easier. I recently got a cheap Skywatcher RDF to add to my XT10. I simply stuck it on top of my existing RACI finder and it makes tracking down objects and actually knowing where your scope is pointed much easier.
I use the RDF to locate the bright stars I'll be jumping from and then use the normal finderscope to zero in on what I'm looking for. No more getting "lost" or mistaking a not so bright star for your reference star. It also makes it easier to line up the right star again if you need to redo a jump.
After some practice and a bit of memorising I managed to consistantly put the Helix Nebule in my EP FOV by simply pointing the RDF in the right place. An added bonus is that you can also "show" people what they are looking at by telling them to see where the red dot is pointing.
Of course a Telrad would be a better option if it's available. Sadly they aren't available over here and importing would have been 3 times as expensive for the shipping as the price of the Telrad, so I make do with a cheap RDF.
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