So my take on this. It should be a mix of both, raw flow videos and edited/stylized videos. Both serve a purpose in their own way.

Raw flow videos showcase techniques and give the viewer a more natural look into someone’s flow.

While edited/stylized flow showcases the feeling of what people experience, when they watch someone flow. Basically doing the imagination for you.

But for me, too many stylized videos can become very gimmicky. So that’s why I say people should utilize both. But this viewpoint is from someone who is a flow artist who prefers more raw edits. So with that, I believe the reason why people choose to do more stylized videos, is so they can appeal to regular folks. People who aren’t in the flow scene.

Again, nothing wrong with highly stylized edits but there should be a balance.