This is nuanced, honestly: The useful thing with HFactors and USPSA classifiers is working backwards to determine pace. Without the pace, the hits kinda don't matter in the context of a drill.
The goal is to do both well.
In the context of practice, it is ok to break some eggs and work on one at the expense of the other, to internalize it...
Here's a solid blueprint:
- Take a classifier
- Assuming you shoot 90% of the points, figure out the time you need for cracking A-class, M-class, GM-class.
- Go do that shit.