I am not sure that you’ll find something that is necessarily “better” than what you currently use.
That said, I don’t really bother with HS2 at all, but that’s not because it’s no good. It’s mainly because H5 is so complex and I prefer one interface. In this same “standard” of mine, I don’t use the pre-made interfaces, e.g. Aaron, either. Again, not because there is anything wrong with it or that the H5 “native” parameter access is necessarily better. For better or worse, this works for me.
I think that you should use the plugins the way it works best for YOU. Maybe try out some new ideas, see if there isn’t a way to improve your own way rather than just change altogether? 
If you find ways that improve the way you work, please share. It may benefit someone else too!