Crappie fishing - jigs or tubes?

If you could have custom tied crappie jigs or tubes of any color for fishing crappie which would you prefer and why? I want to know if tubes on a jighead are any better than custom tied jigs because I can tie flies and making crappie jigs would give me something to do, but I'd want to know they are at least as good as tubes if I give them precious time on my line. I'm not an experienced crappie fisherman by the way.