Surprisingly personal choice
Getting a tax preparer is definitely a case of "one size doesn't fit all." If simple, definitely go the least expensive and way you are comfortable. Free filing, maybe use a service like turbo tax, either online or buy the software.
However, most tax returns aren't as simple as you think. If you're a teenager with your first job... it is pretty simple. Then life happens and that complicates everything. Having children, buying a house, investing your money.
Then life events happen that makes it more complicated... a job change, a divorce, a move to a different state (or even locality), owning a business, retiring, a death.
Guess this is a long way to say go with what you are comfortable with. There is satisfaction to have someone who is a "professional" just do it for you. You can argue all day long about their knowledge but pay them, be happy they do something you can't or don't want to. Move on to more fun things.
Unless every penny matters or you have an insane amount of money, no choice is likely to be a bad choice... without spending too much time worrying.
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