How to slow down for beginners?

It’s been my second week and I’m pretty comfortable cruising, but a thing I never got down to do is slowing down on the board.

I’ve looked up videos on how to brake and stop and there were many suggestions like raising the leg and slowing down with the heel or toe, there was one where you literally slide to stop the board at full speed, but the one I found the most easiest for me was simply sticking out my toe to the side and scraping the ground to slow down.

Now since I found it to be the easiest, I’m still trying to get the hang of it, but I’m curious to hear if there are more better or efficient ways, otherwise for now I’ll just stick to what’s comfortable.