Welder beginners will usually lean toward a wire feed or stick welding process. But your particular welding application will dictate which method is the best one for you to utilize. Wire feed welding offers a number of benefits. One great benefit is that the welder does not have to continuously change stick electrode rods to continue the welding process. Consequently you should have better production times. Wire feed welding or the use of the wire feed welder will allow for a continuous regulated process.
The other great advantage of using the wire feed welder for a welding novice is that this welding process has a lower skill level requirement and can be grasped more easily. Basically all the welder has to do is press the trigger and start welding. In the long run, there might well be a welding application that would be better served to use the stick welding process but overall I would recommend the wire feed welder for the beginner.