For sure there is no ‘one’ right way to do things on the MOD, and so I often have to spend a lot of time experimenting to find the best way for me to do things, that won’t be complicated live. I usually have a set up with lots of options, then I trim that down to less options, or limit the range of parameters I can alter so that I’m always in a good place.
I would recommend playing around with the Midi and CV plug-ins until you find the best solution for you. If you have to use snapshots, then test the hell out of it. I don’t use them, so can’t say for sure what is best, just what I assume would be best for me, which is if a plug-in can be turned on with an external controller - I would have that always load up turned off.