Depends very much on the buy-in level. At the smaller stakes, the pool is so full of fish early on, and by the time antes kick in they will have been swallowed by sharks. Do you want to wait to accumulate chips vs sharks, or take advantage of all the chum sitting right at your table on hand #1? I have found success by playing, for the most part, the opposite of the rest of my table. If I'm at a loose table, I'm the tight guy. If I'm at a tight table, I'm the loose guy.

But, in general, tighter is better early on due to the fact that pots aren't worth as much at that stage (doubling up on hand #1 is nowhere near as meaningful as doubling up at the bubble). When the money starts getting handed out, you have to be able to sense the gear changes in your opponents and react accordingly.