The transition from just chatting/making small talk, trying to for a connection and a 'vibe', to kind of getting more sexual/showing your intent etc.

I've noticed people have different kind of methods. Lets assume night game for the purposes of this discussion.

Examples: One friend of mine often accuses girls of flirting with him (even when they seemingly aren't!). But from that point the 'vibe' changes.

One friend goes from indirect friendly chat to just telling the girl that she's hot. He might just say something like ''Yeah, so the reason I approached you earlier was because I thought you were hot''. I've seen him get results.

One friend tries to kind of bring up sexual topics as a method. Maybe he'll ask about her love life, and then ask her questions about masturbation and stuff.

Some people maintain the fluff talk/platonic talk, don't show any interest verbally, but they seem to find a way to get very 'handsy' with the girl without it being weird despite not verbalising any intent. Like, talking about some topic like food, yet physically escalating.

One friend opens extremely direct and so never really needs to transition. He opens and tells her she's hot. Asks if she's single. It's right 'out there' straight away

So, how do you rate them various methods. Are some better than others? Are they all OK. Are they all bad? And how do YOU typically 'transition'?