well , trading is the fast but risky way
where as mining is the slow and safe way.

Mining needs you to understand how it works and how to mine best , what coin to mine and many other things , aswell as your raised electricity bill that you are going to face.

Trading needs you to understand the coins that you want to trade .

The laziest way to go on is Cloudmining , but i think you will need more information on Cryptos either way.

For beginners i recommend this new blog - BTC bitcoin for beginners , its still in the making but has useful post every day for beginners to get into the cryptogame.

Stay safe on your journey !