[Ed Miller]

I think in the long-term, the best structure for a winning regular player is whatever structure causes the least money to leave the table per hour. Poor-playing regulars are much more likely to quit playing forever if they lose their money quickly than if they lose the same amount of money more slowly... indeed they might not even notice they are losing at all if they do it slowly enough.

Having said that, if you only care about the short-term... or when choosing between structures that remove the same amount of money per hour from the table, I think a rake favors a tight player more than a time charge... as the rake is paid by the pot-winner... and tight players win fewer pots.