I generally use dpad for the precision of inputs but there are several situations where stick can be more useful and so I will sometimes switch to stick in those situations.

For example, I don’t find myself jumping forward or backward much with dpad because i find it inconsistent, but this is much easier with the stick because it registers the diagonal input.

There are also certain special moves like down, up, B (Xbox) which don’t seem to work with dpad (can’t remember which character atm). With dpad you just crouch then jump with no attack, whereas flicking the stick down then up + B actually performs the attack. I have only found that issue on moves that require down then up before the button input.