most people want to get profit so they choose to trade than invest, also most of people want to earn easily than waiting to get profit. For me I choose trading because there's a small risk to take as long as have enough knowledge and have strategy.
Yes, investments are test for your patience whereas trading may get you instant results but may not produce your expected results. I'm not suggesting anyone to go with only one when there are a lot of possibilities for them to do both trading and investing. I mean my recommendation on this is, allocate 70% to 90% of capital for investments and risk only 10% of your capital with trading.
Both are popular method and need market to grow up, your trading and investment activity will help market find the best place in financial world. Which one is the best depend your experience and profit you get.
Both are be the best options for making our capital to grow as per my own things. With respect to bitcoin investments you never need big experiences but for bitcoin trading you definitely need decent experience so that you can make your capital growing.