Your advice wasn't off! I'm not trying to challenge you. I do however think that they method you use is much better suited for somebody who isn't walking around with it on. If that's the case I think lower tension is better because when you walk around the and aren't relaxed the device changes tension with the walking (always to the higher setting) So if you walk around with it at a higher tension, the machine has no give and you'll choke yourself. Versus lower tension when you walk around it will shift to higher tension and will have give.
I think this is the advice you were talking about? Lay it on me!