Smarter-Not-Harder Tip# 779 Breaking new ground

Given one 29HP tractor with a 'middle-buster' (it's like a mini one-blade plow) and a 5' rear scraper-blade and a walk behind roto-tiller, what is the better method of breaking new, never ever before plowed hilly somewhat rocky ground with ~3" of grass on it?

Is it:
A. Pass the roto-tiller over the packed ground 23 cajillion times trying to lower the depth the blades are digging in a bit on each pass but acting confused when all you do is create a 3" mat of tore up grass on top of the hard top soil.

OR

B. With the 'Mini-plow', rip as many side-by-side trenches as you want the bed to be wide, plus one more The extra one will be the uphilliest one and will be used to catch and store water and you can fill it with grass clippings, pulled weeds, etc... to create a mini-compost pile that runs along the uphill edge of your bed so all the nutrient goodness will seep into the soil and downhill a bit and give your plants some extra nutrients. Place the furrows as close as you can get them w/out rolling the tractor, along the contour of the hill. Then take the roto-tiller and starting with the second most uphill trench, place the tiller's uphill tire into that trench and run the length of the bed carving the trenches down and clearing rocks. The first 3 passes will be the hardest. Then take the scraper blade on the tractor and run the bed leveling it out, then roto-till again (you're at about 6 passes now, per row, per bed, it's not as fun as it sounds). Wait for a rain to come and soak it all in before a final tilling a few weeks before planting.

I'll give you a hint, it's B.  Ask me how I know :-)