Short term is harder to handle though. Sure it does bring you profit if you know what you are doing, but it is a lot harder to make money from that and I would advise against it. On the other hand if we are talking about long term then you literally do nothing.
The short term is certainly difficult for beginners who do not know how the market works and do not know the trading knowledge they should master.
Difficult or not depends on how one can learn the science of trading well. Difficult and Easy is Relative, some prefer to do short-term trading because they master it and some do long-term because it does not require more detailed analysis.
I personally believe that if you are a newbie then you should go for long term at first, while your money is in bitcoin, hold it there, and start learning about short-term trading. Overtime you can withdraw some of that long-term money, but I mean like 10%, and then test out trading, if you are doing great then you can put more money into it, if you are not doing great then wait it out and get more money for trading again, do this until you are better.
Long-term for a beginner does look easier, but you also need to know that long-term will also pose a psychological risk.
If beginners cannot handle it and the money they invest for the long term is still needed for other purposes, then when the price is still falling they will cutloss, which is even very detrimental. If you intend to do long-term, you must be ready with the money used.
Some testing is necessary, in order to find where you are suitable for trading.
Determine money management well and don't panic about everything. Short-term should be ready with the spare money and long-term do with DCA.
