Do people still bother with clean iOS installs via DFU, or is OTA solid enough now for big version jumps?

Back in the day, I remember everyone swearing by doing a clean install whenever a major iOS update dropped—DFU restore, fresh setup, the whole thing. Supposedly it helped avoid leftover bugs and kept performance smooth.

But with OTA updates being way more reliable now, I’m curious: do people still actually do this? Or has OTA gotten good enough that a clean install is basically overkill, even when jumping multiple iOS versions (like from iOS 18 to iOS 26)?