I keep it simple with a Carolina rig. Cast out, hit bottom and slow retrieve it back n repeat all day ha. Some people like to use dropper loops on a hi lo. I normally hook em by threading it on over the eye and having the hook come thru about the middle. I've read that hooking them just in the front/nose only helps reduce tangles and they're not gut hooked as much but i have yet to try it.
If I was on a jetty or another place where you can get hung up I'd drop shot em like u said.