Consolidating Accounts vs Adding Users

[MaxSkinner]

I have just set up a Business Account for my team but slightly confused about which way to set it up.

What’s the difference between me Consolidating Users to the parent account compared to me just Adding Users manually and giving them a licensed account?

As it says on the consolidation instructions that the owner must be the last account to consolidate otherwise, they won’t be able to migrate. Does this mean if we have inactive accounts or employees on leave that won’t be accepting the invitation for a while the account owner won’t be able to sign in?

Please let me know what you recommend, Thanks.