Gemming for int vs. Gemming with hybrids (Holy)

[balatro]

So, I've had a week now to run with the changes to holy. I currently run with 4/5th T8.5 with Uld/Naxx25 offpieces still.

Spec is 51/0/20

I was never a HL spammer to begin with so that wasn't a habit I had to learn to break. This past week I ran with essentially full int gems (I'm a JCer/Enchanter) and I never really had a problem with going oom (raid buffed I sit at about 250-260 mp5 casting) due to the DI changes, even on the hardmodes (currently 7/9 on them). I run an Uld-10 group with 9 other friends who also happen to attend the same college as me. Uld-25 we run with another guild's alts on off days (6/9 for hardmodes there).

However I know of some holy paladins running with full hybrid gems and they only socket full int gems in yellow sockets. They've also told me they haven't had a problem with mana on hardmodes.

By hybrid gems, I'm referring to:
Luminous Ametrine - http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/40151/luminous-ametrine/
Dazzling Eye of Zul - http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/40175/dazzling-eye-of-zul/

So, I'm wondering if anyone else here runs with hybrid gems mostly? If so, could you share your thoughts on it, please. Basically a pro/con if you have experience with gemming for full int.

Either way with a new raid week upon us, I've already grabbed the hybrids so I'll give it a week long test run to see how it fits with me on a personal level.

[nwo]

From what I have seen and heard, most pallies use hybrid gems just to meet the meta gem requirements and/or go for the socket bonus, if it is worth it. For example pants with a yellow socket and a red socket, with +8 int socket bonus. Of course you should go for 16 int and 9 sp/8 int here because you do not lose anything, you only gain 9 sp from it. Int is still the best holy pally stat, especially now since seal of wisdom is bugged and procs off of judgements.

[FiveDkp]

Don't know where you heard that from nwo.
I use Nightmare's tear to get the meta requirement.

[Caean]

Sounds like people are overvaluing socket bonuses.

[Deaths]

I run a mixture of hybrid / pure int gems in my off set and i've never had mana issues since the patch. For hybrid gems I usually socket int/mp5 gems and leave it at that... might not be the best way to do it, but its working for me atm. Having JC helps too.. run 3 pure int gems off that.

[DaGhostDS]

Sounds like people are overvaluing socket bonuses.

will always be..

ret exemple :
a few people love gemming for 10 strenght + 10 stam with a socket bonus of 6 strenght
losing 4 strenght over using a 20 strenght.. what did i win? stam