Start with ring games or sng?

[TimLL]

I'm still quite new to the Texas hold'em, just finished Lee Jones book and get the basic concepts down. One of the toughest problem I have is to learn how to read what type of players I'm facing with.(loose/tight/manicacs etc)

Is especially hard playing low limit games online, when players will come and go every 3 or 4 hands.

Would it be better if i start learning to play the game thru $5 sng? That way I'm playing with the same players for at least an hour and get to understand their style. Plus i seem to like sng better, compare to ring games which require a lot of patience.

Hope this is not a stupid question, any comments'd be appreciated.