I agree with FW but the advantage of pins for new traders are:
a) price often reacts to an
area. If you short at a resistance or go long at a support area you may need multiple goes before you catch the move. Waiting for and trading the pin allows you to see the
exact rejection point and stops you falling victim to squeezes or needing several attempts and giving up in the process.
b) the bigger stop encourages you to have the discipline to play for a bigger move - the real key to making huge profits in the markets. Don't underestimate the importance of this point. Of course if you enter with a tight stop you can trade larger size and still catch the same move but this can come later. Work on the basics first.
c) it encourages a systematic approach to trading.
d) it makes for easy scanning of setups for people that are not glued to the charts all day long.
I don't use pins that much anymore but I still wholeheartedly believe that understanding what they mean and how they work and trading them systematically in the way I have shown will not only help you build your account up rapidly but also give you a basis to work on and improve your entries with time.
But good point FW.