Deadlifts

[Lurchy]

Hi guys, new to this site, been working out in gym for year and half now, and made some nice gains. Have just started to include deadlifts into my workout and have found I've increased my lean muscle after a slight plateau. My question is on the deadlift after the lift should I be just dropping the weight or should I be lowering slowly. I find it a lot easier dropping it( by dropping I mean hands still attached of course). 

Thanks

[Skeletor]

Personally from a strength perspective I drop it but if you're looking to increase overall muscle then lowering it under control can have its benefits. Obviously  you won't be using as heavier weight if you're lowering it under control. 

[trainlikeafreak]

What's your goal?? My goal is building muscle and I personally do both.

[Realtalk]

I think if you are maxing or doing a high percentage of your 1rm then it's pointless using a time under tension principle and applying it to those kind of weights not to mention a high risk of injury. I think if you're doing them for hypertrophy then I don't see any harm doing it that way as you're likley working with lower weights. I think there are better options specifically for muscle building than a conventional deadlift. Imo you're better off doing Romanian deadlifts which are going to work your hamstrings and lower back more, then if you feel like doing some bigger weight cycle in/out rack pulls for your upper back. Conventional deadlifts can be awfully taxing on the body as a whole and not really the kind of fatigue a bodybuilder is aiming for, bodybuilders for the most part train muscle groups not movements so I personally don't think there is much point deadlifting but I highly rate some variations of the deadlift for muscle building. 

[Lurchy]

Cheers for the replies guys, goal is to build muscle however was trying to get some strength up first as it's a relatively new exersice for me, Cheers for the tips.